{"title":"How Does Safety Stack Up? A Survey of Corporate Financial Decision Makers' Perceptions of Safety Performance, Programs And Personnel","authors":"S. DeArmond, Yueng-hsiang Huang, Peter Y. Chen","doi":"10.1037/e518442013-332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e518442013-332","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: Top-levelmanagers makeimportant decisionsabout safety-relatedissues, yet little safetyresearch has beendone involving theseindividuals. SH&E pro-fessionals must workwith these managersto access valuedresources, so under-standing their per-ceptions anddecision-makingprocesses is critical.This study involved asurvey of corporatefinancial decisionmakers to gathertheir opinions regard-ing their companies’safety performance,programs and person-nel, as well as thereasoning behindthese opinions. Theobjective was to iden-tify ways to improveoccupational safetyand offer ideas forways SH&E profes-sionals might moreeasily access resourcesfor safety. Summary of Responses How does your company compare to other companies in your industry?Question Not as good The same BetterSafety performance 22 (5.8%) 108 (28.3%) 251 (65.9%)Safety programs 14 (3.8%) 145 (39.7%) 206 (56.4%)Safety personnel 14 (4.0%) 163 (46.6%) 173 (49.4%) Table 1 Table 1 28_DeArmond_Mar2007.qxp 2/12/2007 9:58 AM Page 29","PeriodicalId":74579,"journal":{"name":"Professional safety","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57875524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women in the workplace.","authors":"J Erickson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The greatly increased number of women in the U.S. work force calls for greater attention to and emphasis on their safety and health. The author explores the history, demography, employment experiences and occupational safety and health considerations of working women.</p>","PeriodicalId":74579,"journal":{"name":"Professional safety","volume":"32 2","pages":"30-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21150165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Helicopter emergency medical services: a high-tech high-touch concept for accident amelioration.","authors":"W Mitzel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74579,"journal":{"name":"Professional safety","volume":"30 12","pages":"26-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1985-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21143720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Safety and health management: professional development of the staff.","authors":"J L Burson, W H Spain","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74579,"journal":{"name":"Professional safety","volume":"30 8","pages":"21-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1985-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21144479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The status of the safety professional--1985.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74579,"journal":{"name":"Professional safety","volume":"30 6","pages":"30-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1985-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21142407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Building fire safety--lessons learned thru litigation.","authors":"A J Patton","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Building codes and standards are enforceable by law, but are recognized as a minimum design basis relative to fire safety. The same system that mandates these codes does not, in a court of law, judge solely by the codes. In civil litigation involving death and injury from a building fire, the jury must evaluate the design based not only on the codes but also on what is reasonable. This paper will examine the civil trial and its impact on engineers, architects involved in building design, and manufacturers who supply materials and products for such buildings. Actual case histories will be cited and recommendations for a greater information feedback from trials to practicing designers and manufacturers will be presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":74579,"journal":{"name":"Professional safety","volume":"29 9","pages":"28-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21136955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}