OHSonline: From the Battlefield to the Workplace - How Staff Rides Improve Safety Decision Making

Michael Burke, Earl P. and Ethel B. Koerner Chair of Strategy & Entrepreneurship and Lawrence Martin Chair of Business, contributed an article to OHSonline about staff rides, a team safety training method used in emergency response contexts that offers the promise of improving workplace safety in a wide range of organizations.

Moreover, staff rides help participants bridge the gaps between learning, thinking, and action. Yet despite their effectiveness at promoting critical thinking and decision-making, and their promise in workplace applications, staff rides remain greatly underutilized outside of military and Forest Service contexts.

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https://ohsonline.com/articles/2025/09/22/from-the-battlefield-to-the-workplace-how-staff-rides-improve-safety-decision-making.aspx