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  • Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University
Work-related safety precautions can lead to riskier behaviors on the job. TerryJ/E+ via Getty Images

The safer you feel, the less safely you might behave – but research suggests ways to counteract this tendency

Jesus M. de la Garza, Clemson University; E. Scott Geller, Virginia Tech, and Sogand Hasanzadeh, Purdue University

If you feel safer, you might take more risks – canceling out the benefits of various safety interventions. But educating people about this paradox and allowing for some personal choice might help.

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