A Scientist's Perspective on Electrical Safety

Working at a Department of Energy (DOE) research laboratory, procedural compliance violations are considered a serious “safety offense”. More than two decades ago we implemented the Integrated Work Safety and Security Management (IWSSM) program. This program has changed and morphed over its time of existence. These changes will be discussed and analyzed for their benefit to worker safety. A discussion of the perceived increase of workers that have become complacent with procedures and stopped thinking about their current task at hand will be presented. Also, a critical look will be taken at subject matter expertise in the frame of the IWSSM program. The study will include the incorporation of human performance tools as well as more classical approaches toward worker safety and how these have changed and developed through the two decades of the IWSSM program.
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addition, future possibilities, challenges, and predictions for the program and worker safety will be presented.