The only in-person training course offered by Straight Talk Safety aims to put us out of business…well, sort of!
This Science of Safety Training course will train your safety team to enhance their skills in evaluating the science of safety.
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A lot is made of peer-reviewed research, particularly by safety consultancies who often have something to sell as a result. Published work often underpins new initiatives and programs within safety, but not all published work is equal! There are an ever increasing number of journals requiring content, which is unfortunately diluting quality. Under such circumstances, it can also be very tempting for folks to spin things a little, enhancing conclusions or making claims that exaggerate what can be quite limited findings, to better underpin their new product or service.
It can be hard to know what’s good quality research and what isn’t. And what on earth does epistemology even mean?!
This training will give your team the skills and confidence to better evaluate consultancy offerings and peer-reviewed research. They will gain an understanding of the importance of research methodologies and methods, sample sizes, data collection and analysis and the relevance of ecological validity in safety research. Example papers will be reviewed as part of this course, which will leave your safety teams with the skills, capabilities, and confidence to evaluate academic work scientifically.
Two courses are offered of different durations, half-day or full-day, with more depth and interactive activities possible in the latter, for a maximum of 15 participants.