Psychology

“Reality traps” can doom teams

5 essentials to avoid failure
December 5, 2011
Chances are that you have a safety team — or likely many safety teams — within your organization.


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Many do not talk about their hearing loss

November 10, 2011

Many people with hearing loss choose to keep their problems to themselves, and do not get the support and help in the workplace that they require, according to a UK study.


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Comments on replacing an aging EHS profession

November 9, 2011

I would echo that in the next 5-10 years we will lose a very large portion of our experienced professionals. The numbers in my company reflect the same. We could lose 70% of our SHE pros in 7 years. Universities are not able to attract quality students to SHE programs.


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Baby boomers’ appetite grows for nonmedical use of prescription pain drugs

November 8, 2011

A study presented at last week’s American Public Health Association meeting in Washington DC by researchers at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, examined trends in nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers among adults aged 50 or older in the U.S.


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Drug & alcohol use falls when personal sense of purpose and meaning is strong

November 8, 2011

University of Michigan researchers issued findings last week at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Washington on a complex issue: Purpose and meaning in life have been linked to higher levels of psychological well-being, yet the association between purpose and meaning and alcohol and other drug use (AOD) remains unexamined.


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Working teens and parents need to talk about work risks

November 7, 2011

In the US, 70-80% of teens work. As the fourth leading cause of death in youth ages 10-19, work-related injuries are an important preventable cause of death and disability in teens.


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Five o’clock fatigue

How a day of decisions drains mental energy
November 1, 2011
Three safety professionals are asked to evaluate their company’s previous year’s 129 incident investigation reports. 


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Workplace violence prevention subject of new ANSI stanard

October 28, 2011
On October 20, two American National Standards Institute (ANSI) members and accredited standards developers, ASIS International and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)announced the release of ASIS/SHRM WVP.1-2011, "Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention."  


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Five ways to increase the sense of urgency in safety

October 26, 2011

Many safety programs never really get off the ground, despite being well-planned and well-intentioned. They are unable to overcome the inertia in the organization.


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Too much undeserved self-praise can lead to depression

October 19, 2011

People who try to boost their self-esteem by telling themselves they’ve done a great job when they haven’t could end up feeling dejected instead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.


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