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Safety Culture & the Field: Facilitating Respect & Communication
Being able to properly communicate with people is the backbone to safety and efficiency. However, communication does not just stop there because respect is a huge component of how this communication is received. This presentation will discuss ideas and practices that can help build a stronger safety culture between your field and safety teams.
Tommie Jo Brode
Venice Solutions Group
Tommie Jo received her Bachelor of Arts from Youngstown State University. Her undergraduate focus was political science and mathematics. She received her Juris Doctorate from Capital University. Tommie Jo is licensed to practice law in Ohio, but has served employers in many locations throughout the United States. Her professional experience includes practicing employment law, multi-state toxic tort litigation, managing workers’ compensation programs, risk management, diversity and inclusion, elected office, collective bargaining, EEOC, ADA, FMLA, and occupational health and disability.
Her experience includes working in-house for a global manufacturer overseeing their disability and self-insured program. She also served as the Director of Risk for the Ohio Turnpike, overseeing their self-insured program. Tommie Jo has served the Ohio Industrial Commission as both the policy coordinator and a district hearing officer to adjudicate disputed workers’ compensation claims. She speaks to national and regional audiences about communication, believing that most costly litigation and difficult situations can be avoided by improving workplace communication.