Safety Across Cultures: Understanding the Challenges

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• Personal Author:
  Castellanos E ; Flores-Andrade A ; Flynn MA
• Description:
  As supply chains and businesses become more global, safety professionals must develop and carry out work-based safety programs in cross-cultural settings. Safety professionals work on both sides of these exchanges: companies send safety professionals to oversee operations in a foreign country, and foreign companies employ local safety personnel. In either case, safety professionals must adjust their own approaches to safety, and that of their organizations, to effectively adapt to the global economy. Safety professionals need both theoretical and practical tools to promote OSH while working cross-culturally. These tools help safety professionals identify the importance of culture and better understand different cultures so they can work effectively with employees they supervise, as well as with those who supervise them. This article discusses key areas that safety professionals should consider when evaluating their individual capacity, and that of the institutions they represent, to promote safety in cross-cultural settings. It highlights common challenges, approaches and mistakes that safety professionals and organizations make when working cross culturally. Finally, it provides a starting point for learning how to identify and avoid these mistakes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Global Health Health Disparities Health Protection Occupational Safety And Health Professional Workers Racial Factors Safety Culture Safety Education Safety Personnel Safety Programs Sociological Factors Workers Worker Safety Work Operations

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• ISSN:
  0099-0027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  28-32
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053190
• Citation:
  Prof Saf 2018 Jan; 63(1):28-32
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Professional Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215999/cdc_215999_DS1.pdf
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