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2024 NSC Safety Congress & Expo

Technology is great but…

Human skills that are valued include critical thinking, empathy

September 23, 2024

Human competencies that will always be valued include understanding visual inputs, understanding meaning, critical thinking, communication, problem-solving and empathy and caring for others.

Elevating occupational safety: A new holistic approach for excellence

Shawn M. Galloway

January 17, 2024

Do your employees truly know what to look for and can they recognize the hazards and risks associated with their tasks? Is it psychologically safe to openly recognize hazards and risks and choose safe actions within the culture?

Slowing down is safety common sense, but overcoming resistance requires purpose

Doug Pontsler

December 4, 2020

Both Visual Literacy and Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) emphasize slowing down with purpose.

Webinar: The Impact Of Personality Tendencies On Seeing & Managing Risk From A Visual Literacy Perspective

September 10, 2020

On Sept 17, 2020, 2 pm ET, the Center for Visual Expertise (COVE) presents a complimentary webinar on personality tendencies, visual literacy and seeing and managing risk.

Closing Time

Return to work safely

Doug Pontsler

July 14, 2020

The topic of “return to work” is certainly front and center. While many organizations have continued to operate during the COVID-19 situation under the definition of essential businesses, there are many who have not — especially consumer facing businesses such as retail businesses, bars and restaurants.

Improve hazard recognition with visual literacy

COVE (Center of Visual Expertise) is hosting two virtual workshops in June

June 4, 2020

In an ongoing effort to share the importance of Visual Literacy and to improve safety performance, COVE (Center of Visual Expertise) is offering two Virtual Visual Literacy Workshops in June. This workshop will introduce Visual Literacy concepts along with a selection of exercises and activities similar to those conducted in COVE’s two-day Foundations of Visual Literacy workshop held in Toledo, Ohio.