San Diego, CA -- (SBWire) -- 03/22/2010 -- For the 2nd consecutive year, Vince Hundley, spoke at The Construction Safety Conference in Chicago, Illinois, hosted by the Construction Safety Council. Mr. Hundley, President & CEO of SMART Safety Group and President of OSHA outlet, was so well received last year that conference organizers asked Mr. Hundley to expand his talk into a longer workshop.
Mr. Hundley’s talk, “Coaching Your Team to the Next Level,” was an educational workshop about changing the culture of an organization through coaching. SMART Safety Group has developed a system to assist safety professionals in implementing a management style involving coaching that is readily acceptable by rank and file workers.
Historically, organizations enact safety policies and regulations in direct response to major incidents. If management is proactive they can eliminate incidents. Due to resistance to change from within the organization, however, only a moderate amount of success is actually attainable with this approach.
Therefore, the next step in eliminating “at risk” behavior is to involve and empower all employees in the process of safety management. Coaching is the key to taking an organization from a proactive safety culture to an interactive one. An interactive safety culture will help organizations create safe work environments, lower insurance costs and reduce workers’ compensation claims.
About Vince Hundley
Mr. Hundley graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety from Illinois State University, and completed his Master’s of Science in Industrial Hygiene at SDSU. He is certified by the Board of Certified Safety professionals as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP). Mr. Hundley is President and CEO of SMART Safety Group http://SmartSafetyGroup.com and President of OSHA outlet http://OSHAoutlet.com or 1-877-345-SMART.
About SMART Safety Group & OSHA outlet
SMART Safety Group provides health and safety services, safety products & safety training, as well as safety management and staffing to construction and industrial companies. We create safety programs that ensure Cal OSHA and Fed OSHA compliance, lower insurance costs & workers compensation claims. OSHA outlet is the online safety training and safety products arm of SMART Safety Group. Contact us at http://SmartSafetyGroup.com, http://OSHAoutlet.com or 1-877-345-SMART (7627).
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