Actively Caring for Safety: The Psychological Science of Injury Prevention outlines proactive applications of applied behavioural science and humanism (i.e., humanistic behaviourism) for improving health and safety. This text provides evidence-based principles for customizing effective processes for improving the human dynamics of safety and health in various locations-from home to the workplace, and throughout a community. World-renowned health/safety researcher, teacher, and consultant E. Scott Geller combines theory and principles in practical step-by-step procedures with behavioral science methods capable of enhancing safety awareness, reducing at-risk behavior, and facilitating ongoing participation in safety-related activities.

Part One. Orientation and Alignment.  1. Choosing the Right Approach.  2. Starting with Theory.  3. Paradigm Shifts for a Total Safety Culture.  Part Two. Human Barriers to Safety.  4. The Complexity of People.  5. Sensation, Perception, and Perceived Risk.  6. Stress vs. Distress.  Part Three. Behavior-Based Psychology.  7. Basic Principles.  8. Identifying Critical Behaviors.  9. Behavioral Safety Analysis. Part Four. Behavior-Based Intervention.  10. Intervening with Activators.  11. Intervening with Consequences.  12. Intervening as an Actively Caring Coach.  13. Intervening with Supportive Conversation.  Part Five. Actively Caring for People (AC4P).  14. Understanding Actively Caring.  15. The Person-Based Approach to Actively Caring.  16. Increasing Occurrences of AC4P Behavior. Part Six: Putting it all Together.  17. Promoting High-Performance Teamwork.  18. Evaluating for Continuous Improvement.