Did you ever think that your efforts to prevent injury in the workplace, at the home, and on the road are determined by conversation more than anything else?
Sometimes I think we forget that behavior-based safety emanated from applied behavior analysis. This month I'd like to offer basic guidelines for evaluating the human behavior aspects of a safety problem. Diagnosing (and supporting) behavior should be given equal weight to changing it.
I imagine the EHS population and profile in northwest Ohio is similar to other parts of the country. Would a Y2K meeting planned for this fall go bust elsewhere? If so, then I think there is cause for concern. After all, EHS people should be among the most diligent groups addressing Y2K issues. Health, safety, and the welfare of people are the greatest concerns associated with the Y2K problem.