Research and the Safety Profession

In the latest issue of ASSE's Journal of Safety, Health and Environmental Research, an online journal published by the Society's Academics Practice Specialty, managing editor Michael Behm takes a look at the role of research in education and the SH&E profession.

Behm writes, "Too often, we think we know the answers—sometimes before we are asked a question. Research allows us open and forthright inquiry into a topic; it provides the process to explore that topic, develop hypotheses and think about the unknowns. Valid and reliable methodologies provide quality data to analyze the anecdotal. It helps us make better decisions both individually and generally."

 Read Behm's thought-provoking editorial here.