Human Performance: Adaptation & Resilience Jim Saveland, Ph.D. Program Manager for Human Factors & Risk Mgt. RD&A Chair National Safety Council

What Is Safety?

Resilient people adaptively managing risk to create safety in complex, dynamic, living systems (that are inherently unsafe).

Human Performance: Adaptation & Resilience 0 Elite Athletes PTSD APA Div 56 APA Div 47 Positive Psychology

Mind/Body Health & Fitness Cardiovascular fitness (aerobic exercise) Cardiovascular fitness (aerobic exercise) Strength training Strength training Flexibility & Balance Flexibility & Balance Nutrition Nutrition Hydration Hydration Rest & Recovery Rest & Recovery Sleep dynamics Sleep dynamics Stress Management Stress Management Mindfulness MTDC

Safety Paradigm Shift Old View: The system is safe and we need to prevent human error. Old View: The system is safe and we need to prevent human error. Compliance and Paternalism Compliance and Paternalism Mechanistic thinking and metaphors Mechanistic thinking and metaphors New View: Resilient people adaptively manage risk to create safety in complex, dynamic, living systems (that are inherently unsafe). New View: Resilient people adaptively manage risk to create safety in complex, dynamic, living systems (that are inherently unsafe). Commitment to system safety, risk management, and human performance Commitment to system safety, risk management, and human performance

Risk Management and Human Performance Bridge Safety by Compliance Systems Health & Safety by Design Risk Thinking/Conversations Commitment Reliability Resilience Informed Culture -Just - Flexible -Learning -Reporting Human Performance Wellness 7 + 2

Some References Traumatic Stress by B.A. Van der Kolk et al. Traumatic Stress by B.A. Van der Kolk et al. Trauma and the Body by P. Ogden et al. Trauma and the Body by P. Ogden et al. Waking the Tiger by P. Levine Waking the Tiger by P. Levine The Power of Full Engagement by J. Loehr & T. Schwartz The Power of Full Engagement by J. Loehr & T. Schwartz Punished by Rewards by A. Kohn Punished by Rewards by A. Kohn Ecological Psychology in Context by H. Heft Ecological Psychology in Context by H. Heft Integral Psychology by K. Wilber Integral Psychology by K. Wilber