27 min

Understanding the True Impact of SIFs on Families, Loved Ones and Leaders with Alyssa Grocutt The Safety Guru

    • Management

Alyssa Grocutt was 11 years old when her father suffered a fatal workplace safety incident. Over time, this incident has given Alyssa the passion, purpose, and drive toward a meaningful career in bringing awareness to the topic of workplace safety and safety incidents. In this heartfelt episode, Alyssa shares the true impact workplace injuries and fatalities have on family members, friends, coworkers, and leaders. Tune in to listen to her story and learn how organizations and leaders can provide enduring support to secondary victims of workplace safety incidents.
About the Guest:
Alyssa Grocutt's passion for workplace safety started after her father’s tragic death in a workplace safety incident when she was 11 years old. Alyssa’s father’s death was a profound learning and developmental experience, and in time became a challenge to turn life’s negative experiences into personal inspirations. Alyssa is currently a doctoral student in Organizational Behavior at Smith School of Business, Queen’s University in Kingston, ON, Canada, and is the recipient of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship. Her current research focuses on the impact of workplace injuries and fatalities on secondary victims who are often overlooked after workplace injuries and fatalities, such as family members, peers, and managers of people injured or killed at work. Alyssa actively promotes workplace safety on social media. Alyssa also has a website that tells her story, and provides access to her research. Most importantly, it includes her blog, on which she regularly summarizes some of the most interesting and important research on workplace safety. For more information: https://www.alyssagrocutt.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssagrocutt/
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Alyssa Grocutt was 11 years old when her father suffered a fatal workplace safety incident. Over time, this incident has given Alyssa the passion, purpose, and drive toward a meaningful career in bringing awareness to the topic of workplace safety and safety incidents. In this heartfelt episode, Alyssa shares the true impact workplace injuries and fatalities have on family members, friends, coworkers, and leaders. Tune in to listen to her story and learn how organizations and leaders can provide enduring support to secondary victims of workplace safety incidents.
About the Guest:
Alyssa Grocutt's passion for workplace safety started after her father’s tragic death in a workplace safety incident when she was 11 years old. Alyssa’s father’s death was a profound learning and developmental experience, and in time became a challenge to turn life’s negative experiences into personal inspirations. Alyssa is currently a doctoral student in Organizational Behavior at Smith School of Business, Queen’s University in Kingston, ON, Canada, and is the recipient of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship. Her current research focuses on the impact of workplace injuries and fatalities on secondary victims who are often overlooked after workplace injuries and fatalities, such as family members, peers, and managers of people injured or killed at work. Alyssa actively promotes workplace safety on social media. Alyssa also has a website that tells her story, and provides access to her research. Most importantly, it includes her blog, on which she regularly summarizes some of the most interesting and important research on workplace safety. For more information: https://www.alyssagrocutt.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssagrocutt/
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27 min