What's Work Got To Do With Safety Climate?
Guests: Dr. Emily Huang Ph.D. (OccHealthSci), Dale Lindstrom (DeWitt Construction) and Demetra Star(Fortis Construction)
Safety Climate is a snapshot of an organization’s perceived “state of safety,” at a point in time. Across many industries, a positive safety climate is associated with fewer accidents, higher job satisfaction, less turnover, and greater worker well-being. By measuring safety climate, organizations can identify behaviors, beliefs, and values of workers and consider how the workplace can support positive safety and health decisions while managing productivity demands.
On today’s episode, we will hear from our Institute’s Safety Climate lab led by Dr. Emily(Yueng Hsiang)Huang, PhD. Learn about safety climate, the difference between safety climate and culture, as well as research and consulting opportunities to help assess and improve workplace safety in your workforce.
The second half of our podcast is a round table discussion with two of the Safety Climate Lab’s research partners, Dale Lindstrom from DeWitt Construction Demetra Star from Fortis Construction. Dale and Demetra share how their organizations are addressing safety climate in their workforce and their experience working with the safety climate team.
Learn more about Dr. Emily Huang's Safety Climate Lab: www.bit.ly/3f7hXat
Our blog about our safety climate partners: www.bit.ly/3jCZ1m1
Research and consultation with the safety climate lab: www.bit.ly/2BAsEVf
Tools and toolkits from OHWC: www.YourWorkpath.com
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