Enhancing First Responders Work and Safety through Safety Climate and Safety Management Systems

Bengt Arnetz, David M. DeJoy, Jennifer A. Taylor,

Dov Zohar, and Ted Scharf

disclaimer –

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Agenda:

1. Safety Climate and designing Interventions to Improve Safety Performance. David M. DeJoy, Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens; Todd D. Smith, Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U., Daytona Beach, FL; and Aimee A. Dyal, Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens.

2. Complementary Perspectives on the Role of Safety Climate in Preventing Workplace Injury. Ted Scharf, Ph.D., NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

3. Promoting First Responders’ Resilience Resources through Safety Climate and Safety Management Systems. Bengt B. Arnetz, M.D., Ph.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.

4. Assessing Safety Climate in the U.S. Fire Service. Jennifer A. Taylor, Ph.D., Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA.

Discussant: Dov Zohar, Ph.D., Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa, Israel

Contact Information:

Bengt B. Arnetz, M.D., Ph.D., Wayne State University, School of Medicine,Detroit, MI.barnetz@med.wayne.edu

David M. DeJoy, Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens.dmdejoy@uga.edu

Jennifer A. Taylor, Ph.D., Drexel University School of Public Health,Philadelphia, PA.Jat65@drexel.edu

Dov Zohar, Ph.D., Technion - Israel Institute of Technology,Technion City, Haifa, Israeldzohar@tx.technion.ac.il

Ted Scharf, Ph.D., NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.tscharf@cdc.gov

Thank you . . . .