Building the Occupational Health Team: Keys to Successful Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
4-1-2005
Description
Teamwork among occupational health and safety professionals, management, and employees is vital to solving today's complex problems cost-effectively. No single discipline can meet all the needs of workers and the workplace. However, teamwork can be time-consuming and difficult if attention is not given to the role of the team leader, the necessary skills of team members, and the importance of a supportive environment. Bringing team members together regularly to foster positive relationships and infuse them with the philosophy of strength in diversity is essential for teams to be sustained and work to be accomplished. By working in tandem, occupational health and safety professionals can become the model team in business and industry delivering on their promise of a safe and healthy workplace for America's work force.
Citation Information
Wachs, Joy E.. 2005. Building the Occupational Health Team: Keys to Successful Interdisciplinary Collaboration. AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. Vol.53(4). 166-171. PMID: 15853292 ISSN: 0891-0162