Review of Job safety training manual

Abstract

Reviews the book, Job safety training manual by Kenneth L. Faist and Stanton M. Newkirk (1944). This is a manual designed for leaders of safety training programs. The program is divided into five two-hour sessions. The procedure that is taught is to (1) analyze the job, (2) spot the danger, (3) act to correct, and (4) check back. The procedure here differs from most safety training programs in the commendable emphasis on individual workers and work-places. This program is also shorter, more intensive, and probably more interesting than most. The one point that might be criticized severely is the omission of psychological aspects of safety. Although there is adequate treatment of specific habits and motor skills, there is no consideration of the more general aspects of behavior. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)