A Psychologist’s Reflections on Workplace Safety (Talking EHS)

About this episode

E. Scott Geller reflects on the evolution of workplace safety over his extensive career.

Virginia Tech’s E. Scott Geller muses on how workplace safety has improved—and worsened—over his 50-plus year career.

People in this episode

Guest: E. Scott Geller

Topics covered

• workplace safety
• psychology
• career reflections
• EHS
• safety improvements

Keywords

• workplace safety
• E. Scott Geller
• Virginia Tech
• safety improvements
• psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Virginia Tech

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