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Bill Brazile PhD, CIH
Senior Staff Member

“A Safety Culture is not just an attitude toward “safety,” it is a cultural preference for formality of operations that manifests itself in non-safety related ways of working.”

My professional work and research at the Breckenridge Institute focus on the relationship between building a Safety Culture, increased organizational productivity, and the role of employees’ personality type in understanding and reducing injury rates. Creating a Safety Culture where employees see the value-added of environment, safety, and health principles and practices is part of a larger “cultural” attitude toward formality of operations and reporting potential safety incidents before they occur. My research and experience have shown that there is no inherent contradiction between developing a Safety Culture and obtaining exceptional organizational performance – the key is to pursue both together at the same time. My professional focus will continue to be on improving human performance and reducing environmental, safety, and health incidents within the context of organizational culture.

Bill's Background and Expertise

Bill is a Senior Staff Member at the Breckenridge Institute and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences at Colorado State University. With more than 10 years of experience as an environment, safety, and health professional at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he has BS and MS degrees from the University of Southern Colorado, and a PhD from Colorado State University. Bill is also a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Certified Environmental Trainer.

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