1st Edition

Operationalizing Twenty-First Century Safety A Humancentric Practical Guide

Edited By Simon Goncharenko Copyright 2026
140 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

140 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

140 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Understanding workplace health and safety can be a minefield and considering how the human can be placed at the heart of it adds another level of complexity to task that already has many factors. This book breaks down key practical aspects of the human factors-based approach to health and safety. Unlike most of the existent human factors resources on the market today, which all require some... Read more

1. Construction site to cubicle: Human Performance tools for all walks of life, as informed by the U.S. nuclear navy’s success. 
Jonathan K. Corrado
2. A Worker’s Perspective on Human Factors. 
Todd Shilling
3. Good Leaders Want Safer Outcomes. 
Erich Pyles
4. Balancing Progressive Discipline with a No-Blame Culture in Workplace Safety. 
James A. Junkin
5. The Role of AI In Humancentric Risk Decision Making. 
Steven Haynes
6. Addressing Psychosocial Hazards Can Lead to Equitable Health and Safety. 
I. David Daniels
7. Safety and Emotions. 
Simon Goncharenko, PhD, CSP, CSHO and C. Thomas Goncharenko
8. The Impact of Human-Centric Lighting on Health and Productivity. 
Marosh Kulhavy
9. Operationalizing Neurodiversity and Human Performance to Enhance Safety and Business Success. 
Randy Cadieux and Noah Cadieux

Biography

Simon Goncharenko (PhD, CSP) is Director of HSE at Veriforce Inc. (The Woodlands, TX, USA), where he leads an Expert Services team. He is an academic, teaching Safety on undergraduate university level, an author of Save Lives: Pushing Boundaries in Human Factors, and a practitioner – as a global leader with 30 years of experience across Americas, Europe, and Asia. He has led diverse teams on multi-billion-dollar projects, specializing in operational improvements, strategic planning, and safety and in turning around struggling organizations. Simon holds certifications in energy, construction, data centers, and more, and has worked with multi-national corporations including BHP, Meta, and Google. Having authored and contributed to six books, over 80 articles, and developed award-winning training courses in "Human and Organizational Factors for Critical Environments," Dr. Goncharenko, whose mission is to make safety a common global currency via savelivesglobal.com, is in demand as a speaker and motivator around the world.