Safety Videos

You can walk into any work environment where safety is a major concern and see the signs on the wall, signs like “Protective Gear Must be Worn At All Times.” But why is it, that often times, employees tend to dismiss these warnings and work unprotected? Safety signage, policies, memos and, yes, even training are considered antecedents. They only prompt…

Why do managers make poor decisions about safety? Dr. Judy Agnew says it is because they don’t understand why people engage in at-risk behavior. They show employees a video on proper lifting and then are puzzled when they don’t continue to lift properly. Until managers understand why at-risk behaviors occur, they cannot make good decisions to correct them.…

Dr. Judy Agnew, author of Safe By Accident?, discusses how by attempting to improve workplace safety, companies institute safety programs, purchase specialized equipment, and engage in safety practices that they believe have a positive impact. Unfortunately the measure of that impact is flawed. Having a low incident rate is no guarantee that an organization…

An irony in safety is that many organizations with exemplary safety records have a higher risk of a catastrophic failure than do organizations that are actively working to improve their records. Complacency can accompany high safety performance and result in few reinforcers for monitoring behavior. Therefore, when an incident does occur, it has the…