Hey Doc, Did You Wash Your Hands?

Incredibly, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals are not washing their hands enough at work. Several studies across Canada have found that medical professionals are not meeting the requirements of hand-washing protocols at our hospitals, clinics, offices and personal-care homes. Studies in the US and Switzerland have found similar results. (http://www NULL.dailymail NULL.co NULL.uk/health/article-2830947/Hospital-patients-likely-doctors-nurses-clean-hands-appointment-morning NULL.html) […]

Improving Forest Safety

Due to the impacts of time zone jumping, I am up way too early in Nanaimo, British Columbia. I am reviewing the presentation I will give later today to over 400 attendees of a safety conference, and anticipating a spectacular sunrise in the panoramic view from my corner hotel room. I have long believed that […]

GlobeScan – Increased Fears About Environment, but Little Change in Consumer Behavior, According to New National Geographic/GlobeScan Study

(http://www NULL.globescan NULL.com/news-and-analysis/press-releases/press-releases-2014/99-press-releases-2014/328-increased-fears-about-environment-but-little-change-in-consumer-behavior-national-geographic-globescan-study NULL.html# NULL.VCVyBP4u5Ok NULL.twitter) Findings from the 2014 National Geographic / GlobeScan Greendex: Consumer Choice and the Environment – A Worldwide Tracking Survey (Environmental concern has increased but behaviour is lagging according to New National Geographic/@GlobeScan Study … Source: www.globescan.com (http://www NULL.globescan NULL.com/news-and-analysis/press-releases/press-releases-2014/99-press-releases-2014/328-increased-fears-about-environment-but-little-change-in-consumer-behavior-national-geographic-globescan-study NULL.html# NULL.VCVyBP4u5Ok NULL.twitter) This is not news to those of […]

Awareness Is Overrated

(http://nymag NULL.com/scienceofus/2014/07/awareness-is-overrated NULL.html) It feels really good to raise awareness — it just doesn’t accomplish all that much. (Awareness Is Overrated but easy. Behaviour change requires work and investment. Source: nymag.com (http://nymag NULL.com/scienceofus/2014/07/awareness-is-overrated NULL.html) Well said in simple language, this article points out the gap between awareness and behaviour, and provides some good examples. After reading, […]

Behavioural change key in preventing farming tragedies – Cork News

(http://thecorknews NULL.ie/articles/behavioural-change-key-preventing-farming-tragedies-15860) Behavioural change key in preventing farming tragediesCork NewsBehavioural psychology is to be used in farm health and safety programmes, with the number of deaths on Cork farms so far this year at four, the highest in the country. Source: thecorknews.ie (http://thecorknews NULL.ie/articles/behavioural-change-key-preventing-farming-tragedies-15860) ******* I am currently working with the British Columbia Forest Safety […]