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Taylor & Francis Ltd Working Safe 2001 Edition by E. Scott Geller
Written by world-renowned health and safety researcher E. Scott Geller, Working Safe: How to Help People Actively Care for Health and Safety, Second Edition presents science-based and practical approaches to improving attitudes and behavior for achieving an injury-free work environment. This book teaches proactive applications of behavior-based psychology for improving health and safety. Relevant theory and principles are clearly explained and practical step-by-step procedures are detailed. Dr. Geller's anecdotal and non-academic writing style makes the book fun and easy to read.This research-based text is completely updated and expanded from the 1996 edition. It includes three new chapters: one on behavioral safety analysis, another on intervening with supportive conversation, and the third on how to promote high performance teamwork. Thus, this second edition continues to provide the practical advice safety leaders rely on.Working Safe: How to Help People Actively Care for Health and Safety supplies the research and theory needed to customize effective behavior-based procedures and tools in your workplace. The information and examples provide health and safety professionals with behavioral science methods capable of enhancing safety awareness, reducing at-risk behavior, and facilitating ongoing participation in safety-related activities. Orientation and AlignmentChoosing the Right ApproachStarting with TheoryParadigm Shifts for Total SafetyHuman Barriers to SafetyThe Complexity of PeopleSensation, Perception, and Perceived RiskStress vs. DistressBehavior-Based PsychologyBasic PrinciplesIdentifying Critical BehaviorsBehavioral Safety AnalysisBehavior-Based InterventionIntervening with ActivatorsIntervening with ConsequencesIntervening as a Behavior-Change AgentIntervening with Supportive ConversationActively Caring for SafetyUnderstanding Actively CaringThe Person-Based Approach to Actively CaringIncreasing Actively Caring BehaviorsPutting It All TogetherPromoting High-Performance TeamworkEvaluating for Continuous ImprovementObtaining and Maintaining InvolvementReviewing the Principles