Complacency: Training Programs to Reduce Injuries and Fatalities in High-Risk Industries

Complacency: Training Programs to Reduce Injuries and Fatalities in High-Risk IndustriesThis qualitative research study is supported by Action Research (AR) to validate the importance of safety training initiatives to improve occupational related injuries in high risk industries. The action research, like all good qualitative research, has a natural tendency to spill over into areas the researcher had not expected to study. By using a collaborative structure through participatory action research within the client system as the vehicle to

The action research, like all good qualitative research, has a natural tendency to spill over into areas the researcher had not expected to study. By using a collaborative structure through participatory action research within the client system as the vehicle to arrive at the root cause of the problem, the researcher employs themes through a series of pilot studies from previous accomplishments. The data gathered by the researcher will be analyzed for emerging themes, which will derive from rich and descriptive data provided directly from the study’s participants through interview dialogue. The themes will be presented, interpreted, and the data analyzed.

About the Author

Dr. Carlos Arrow was educated in the State University of New York and attended SUNY Jefferson Community College. He fellowshipped at the United Methodist Church in Belton, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and Health Science from Syracuse University of Utica College; his Master’s of Health Care Management degree from Colorado Technical University; his Second Master’s Degree in Business Management from Colorado Technical University; and his Doctor of Management specialized in Organization Development and Change focus on High Risk Injuries degree from Colorado Technical University.

Dr. Arrow served thirteen years in the United States Military active duty in his position as a Captain with the Combat Aviation Brigade out of Foot Hood, Texas. He served as a leader, coach, mentor, editor, and scholar. Dr. Arrow has also served two combat war tours in Iraq, Kuwait, and a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. Dr. Arrow’s professional goal is to serve as an educational leader in the higher risk industries, and higher education environment and to impart his profession through scholarly research and quality instruction and dissertation expert.