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Physical safety

Physical safety

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Physical safety

- High performing teams don't just appear overnight, they develop when conditions are right. Recent discoveries in neuroscience illuminate what distinguishes the highest performing teams from the rest. And because brain biology is universal, these discoveries apply to all people cutting across generations and gender as well as race and nationality. The first critical factor is safety. Obviously people need to feel physically safe on teams. Some industries are inherently dangerous and as a result, people in those fields are constantly worried about their safety. According to the National Safety Council, a worker is injured on the job every seven seconds. That adds up to over 12,000 people per day and four and a half million per year. The most dangerous fields are first responders, transportation and shipping, manufacturing, installation and repair and construction. Another threat to safety is workplace aggression.…

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