Articles, Features, and Books

Skills-Based Safety Leadership: Redefining the Safety Role of the First-Line Supervisor
Professional Safety, February 2012. Fred Drennan and David Richey, Ph. D.

Leadership is not a rare, charismatic or inherent talent. Rather, it can be learned, observed and measured. In particular, supervisors would benefit from being better leaders because employees often view them as the company and, therefore, adopt their immediate supervisor's attitude toward safety—either positive or negative. Five core leadership skills can help most supervisors become more effective. Part 1 of this two-part article examine the first two skills: 1) giving positive recognition; and 2) building teams.

Integrating Employee Safety and Fitness - A Model for Meeting NIOSH's Steps to a Healthier Workforce Challenge Professional Safety, January, 2006. Fred Drennan, Jim Ramsay, and David Richey talk about how organizaitons can keep their workers healthy and productive.

 

 

NIOSH's Steps to a Healthier US Workforce: A Step in the Right Direction Facility Safety Management, January, 2005. NIOSH Supports Integraged Safety and employee fitness and health.

Face to Face: Steps Taskforce Symposium Review
Professional Safety, February, 2005. ASSE Wellness Taskforce members talk about the NIOSH Steps to a Healthier US Workforce Initiative.

Symposium Gets 'Steps to a Healthier US Workforce' Initiative Moving
Occupational Health and Safety Online, November, 2004. President Bush announced the effort last July, with a focus on preventing work-related illness and living healthier lifestyles.

Injury Prevention in an Aging Workforce
Professional Safety, September, 2003. How to keep an aging workforce healthy and productive.

Strategies for Injury Prevention in an Aging Workforce (Part I of two parts) Facility Safety Management, December 2003. How to integrate Safety, Fitness, and Supervisor Leadership to keep your workforce healthy and productive.

Safety Leadership: What Does it Look Like? (Part II of two parts)
Facility Safety Management, March 2004. How to Improve Safety Leadership in your workplace.

Best Practices in Worker's Compensation, Section 5,The Safety Professionals Handbook, Volume I:  Management Applications, Joel M. Haight, Editor, ASSE, 2008, and subsequent revisions. Safety Professionals will find a comprehensive strategies to help them manage Worker's Compensation claims