Safety Culture in the News

Safety Culture in the News

Safety of Work Podcast Ep. 79 How do new employees learn about safety?

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EPISODE SUMMARY

Today we discuss the safety of younger workers in the workplace. The research paper was brought about because of a finding that workers under the age of 30 are between 60 and 70 percent more likely to be injured on the job.

EPISODE NOTES

While there may be many reasons for this - this particular research paper looks at how younger workers are inducted into the workplace and how they learn about the safety practices and requirements that are expected. The findings are pretty fascinating - especially for people responsible for hiring new employees.