Strategies for Effective Risk Communication LIVE EVENT

Description

The science of risk assessment has advanced over the past 30 years, but the human brain has not fundamentally changed in thousands of years. Communicating OEHS concepts is a priority for all industrial hygienists – but how can you help workers better understand the importance of these concepts?

Effective communication is a learned skill. Building trust and empathy are critical in any two-way conversation and listening is often the most important aspect in effective communication. Attend this webinar to learn more about how the art of sharing a story can be more effective than a technical presentation with mounds of data.

Learning Objectives

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

Discuss the essence of effective communication and relationship between Engagement and Outrage,
Analyze the structure to share a personal, relevant, and empathetic story,
Outline preparing a communication plan for when (not if) a disaster happens,
Identify why effective risk communication skills requires effective human communication skills.

Contributors

Chuck Geraci

Chuck Geraci, PhD, CIH, FAIHA, is chair of AIHA’s Content Portfolio Advisory Group. Dr. Geraci retired as a Distinguished Consultant from NIOSH where he served as the Associate Director for Emerging Technologies, which included the Nanotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing programs. He is currently advising NIOSH on emerging technologies through BeVera Solutions, LLC. Dr. Geraci earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Cincinnati and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Michigan State University. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and is a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
Jonathan Klane, M.S.Ed., CIH, CSP, CHMM, CIT

Jonathan Klane, M.S.Ed., CIH, CSP, CHMM, CIT, is senior safety editor for Lab Manager Magazine (part of LabX Media Group). His EHS and risk career spans more than three decades in various roles as a consultant, trainer, professor, embedded safety director for two colleges of engineering, and now writing for Lab Manager. He is a PhD candidate in human and social dimensions of science and technology at Arizona State University where he studies our risk perceptions and the effects of storytelling.
William Bullock

William Bullock, DHSc, MSPH, CIH, CSP, FAIHA, has practiced professionally and held academic and instructional positions for 38 years. He is currently the Principal Industrial Hygienist at Environmental & Industrial Hygiene Services, and was formally the Director of Industrial Hygiene for CSX Transportation. Dr. Bullock is a past chair of the AIHA Exposure Assessment Strategies Committee and co-editor of the 3rd & 4th editions of the text (A Strategy for Assessing and Managing Occupational Exposures). Dr. Bullock is a Board-Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. He served as an elected member of the Board of Directors for the American Industrial Hygiene Association. He is also a Board-Certified Safety Professional.
Fred Boelter

Fred Boelter has been professionally assessing and resolving questions and concerns with his technical and management skills in industrial hygiene and environmental engineering. Fred has consulted with clients throughout the United States, the UK, and Europe as well as in more than 30 other countries abroad on a wide range of risk characterization, risk communication, and risk management matters in occupational health, public health, and environmental impacts. Fred is Certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene, a Licensed Professional Engineer, a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer and also a Fellow of AIHA.

Description

Contributors

Chuck Geraci

Jonathan Klane, M.S.Ed., CIH, CSP, CHMM, CIT

William Bullock

Fred Boelter