Mentors help ease learning curve for new safety hires
Mentors help ease learning curve for new safety hires
Companies that support a robust mentor program for new safety employees are more apt to reduce the learning curve they face and retain their services longer, an important feat considering competition to keep them will rise with an estimated 25,000 safety practitioners retiring by 2016.
That is the conclusion authors Wanda Minnick, Steve Wilhide, Rich Diantoniis, Tom Goodheart, Simeon Logan and Ross Moreau reach in their article, “Onboarding OSH Professionals” in the December issue of Professional Safety, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) monthly journal. High turnover is costly to any organization, not only in lost talent, but also in recruiting, socializing and training replacement employees, the authors write.