Museum safety program exhibits creative solutions

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Richard Koontz, the general counsel and manager of administrative services of Chicago, IL's Field Museum of Natural History, tries to address safety and health issues in the museum by knowing the risks, providing safety equipment and close monitoring. The diversely populated museum poses various risks ranging from indoor-air quality problems and recurring stress complaints, materials handling, vaccinations for traveling scientists, employee turnover which complicates risk knowledge and safety training and public-safety concerns such as finger wounds and bloodborne pathogens.

Museums and art galleries, Museums & Art Galleries, Museums, Interview, Field Museum of Natural History, Koonts, Richard

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Does behavior-based safety work?

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The behavior-based safety management approach emphasizes the role of employees in safety management. It encourages cooperation between the management and the workers in the promulgation of safety standards. Some companies who have tried using the approach find that it helped decrease the incidence of accidents in their workplace. However, the approach can only yield positive results if the employees have a long-term perspective of safety management. The cooperative efforts between the administration and the employees also account for the success of the program.

Workplace accidents, Prevention, Workers

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Air Force targets safety 'round-the clock

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The US Air Force Safety Agency (AFSA) is devoted to minimize accidents on the ground and in the air to preserve valuable personnel and equipment. Flight safety, ground safety, weapons and space safety and nuclear surety are among the responsibilities of the AFSA. These are accomplished through safety education and training courses, systems and engineering testing and use of computer systems.

National security, United States. Air Force

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