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NIOSH fact sheet: the buddy system.
Authors
NIOSH
Source
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2014 Dec; :1-2
NIOSHTIC No.
20047101
Abstract
The buddy system is an effective method by which a deployed staff member shares in the responsibility for his or her partner's safety and well-being. This type of active support is important in any deployment. Buddies are responsible for looking after each other in two main areas: 1. Personal safety. 2. Resilience. This fact sheet will help you understand the buddy system and how to use it.
Keywords
Workers; Work-environment; Work-capability; Work-capacity; Work-performance; Work-practices; Safety-climate; Safety-measures; Safety-practices; Job-analysis; Job-stress; Worker-health; Behavior; Stress; Mental-fatigue; Mental-processes; Mental-stress; Performance-capability; Personal-protective-equipment; Personal-protection; Protective-measures
Publication Date
20141212
Document Type
Other
Fiscal Year
2015
NIOSH Division
DART; OD
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
State
GA; OH
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2023
Content source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Education and Information Division