12 Industrial Management
WHAT YOU DON'T
KNOW CAN HURT YOU
BY ESTEBAN TRISTAN AND MATTHEW S. O'CONNELL
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The rate of serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace has not declined as fast as minor
injury rates. Much of this is because safety training programs assume that all employees
react the same. New research shows that incorporating personal factors, or a person's
"safety DNA," into workforce training and hiring can reduce your organization's injury
rate dramatically.
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