NIOSH Fact Sheet: The Buddy System [2014]

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NIOSH Fact Sheet: The Buddy System [2014]

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2014/12/12
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Series: NIOSH Numbered Publications

File Language:

English

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Journal Article:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

The buddy system is an effective method by which a deployed staff member shares in the responsibility for his or her partner's safety and well-being. This type of active support is important in any deployment. Buddies are responsible for looking after each other in two main areas: 1. Personal safety. 2. Resilience. This fact sheet will help you understand the buddy system and how to use it. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Fatigue Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Stress, Psychological Workload Workplace
Keywords:

Workers; Work-environment; Work-capability; Work-capacity; Work-performance; Work-practices; Safety-climate; Safety-measures; Safety-practices; Job-analysis; Job-stress; Worker-health; Behavior; Stress; Mental-fatigue; Mental-processes; Mental-stress; Performance-capability; Personal-protective-equipment; Personal-protection; Protective-measures
Source:

Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2014 Dec; :1-2
Series:

NIOSH Numbered Publications
Subseries:

Fact Sheet
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Fact Sheet
Place as Subject:

Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; OD - Office of the Director
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

2 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20047101
Federal Fiscal Year:

2015
Peer Reviewed:

False
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39742/cdc_39742_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 260.65 KB ]

File Language:

English

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