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Monday, August 18, 2008
Risky Jobs: Communication and Occupational Safety
Research published in the latest edition of Communication Currents has found that:
"The availability of safety information and the willingness of individual workers to seek it out play an important role in safety. In the workplace, employees have to believe that there is reliable and useful safety information available before they can be expected to seek it and act on it. This is important because workplace injuries and fatalities have many ramifications beyond individual suffering."
The articles points out ways that organizations can effectively communication safety information:
1. Organizations should make the safety information personal by using first-line supervisors to deliver safety-related messages, both in word and by example.
2. Safety messages should be simple and to the point.
3. Positive safety behaviors should be encouraged and safety messages should focus on how to initiate safety behavior.
4. Safety messages should be delivered through more than one medium.
The complete article is available on the Communication Currents web site.
"The availability of safety information and the willingness of individual workers to seek it out play an important role in safety. In the workplace, employees have to believe that there is reliable and useful safety information available before they can be expected to seek it and act on it. This is important because workplace injuries and fatalities have many ramifications beyond individual suffering."
The articles points out ways that organizations can effectively communication safety information:
1. Organizations should make the safety information personal by using first-line supervisors to deliver safety-related messages, both in word and by example.
2. Safety messages should be simple and to the point.
3. Positive safety behaviors should be encouraged and safety messages should focus on how to initiate safety behavior.
4. Safety messages should be delivered through more than one medium.
The complete article is available on the Communication Currents web site.
Labels: safety, safety management, Safety Training
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