Hot off the ASSE press: Actively Caring for People’s Safety
A new behavior-based safety guidebook published by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is now available on the Society’s website. Actively Caring for People's Safety: How to Cultivate a Brother's/Sister's Keeper Work Culture features lessons on the fundamental principles for cultivating an actively caring culture in any organization. Find the book by clicking here.
The authors ask readers to imagine a work environment in which everyone actively cares for each other's safety and well-being on a routine basis. Employees at all levels give their coworkers daily supportive feedback on safety-related behavior that prevents injuries. And whenever risky behavior is observed, corrective feedback is provided with empathy, accepted with humility, and applied promptly to effectively change the behavior to a safe alternative. This is the vision of a “brother’s/sister’s keeper” work culture.