Springfield, Missouri - Dan Snyder and Gary Kukal, two accomplished safety consultants in Springfield, MO, adopted what is known as the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) as Performance Based Safety, LLC's model for training government and prime contractors to develop instruction that meets the training needs of disaster site workers.

Performance Based Safety, LLC,an occupational health and safety training company, has made significant progress in changing the way that disaster relief efforts are handled. Throughout their hands-on experience with Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, Dan Snyder and Gary Kukal, two accomplished safety consultants in Springfield, MO, adopted what is known as the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT). They found that this model is ideal when disasters strike because being able to effectively train government and prime contractors is crucialwithout it, the training needs of disaster site workers are not met; thus creating even more of a devastating situation.

As a comprehensive yet flexible system, SAT is designed to:

- Identify behaviors performed on the job

- Select those critical behaviors for which instruction is necessary

- Develop and conduct the best objective-based instruction to teach those behaviors in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, and economy

- Evaluate not only worker performance of the objectives, but also the ability of the curriculum to meet the stated objectives

- Revise content that fails to meet those objectives

The goal of disaster preparedness training as well as disaster-site safety training and education is to develop effective and efficient instruction that promotes transfer of learning from the instructional setting to safety performance on the job. Snyder and Kukal have found that the Systematic Approach to Training reaches far beyond the disaster relief sites, and is a proven method of training for practically any environment.

'An essential part of our safety consultants' responsibility to the client is to provide education for employers and employees. Our corporate environmental safety and health consultants believe training is at the cornerstone of every successful safety and health process. With the adoption of the Systematic Approach to Training, our workplace safety specialists' have developed a performance-based approach to safety education and consulting that is highly effective in, and specifically designed to aid companies in, achieving their safety and business goals,- states Gary Kukal, CHSP (Board Certified Healthcare Safety Professional).

Until recently, OSHA was not in a compliance enforcement mode; rather, it served as technical experts. Throughout the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts, OSHA along with the U.S. Corps of Engineers (USACE) Safety managers, as well as Dan and Gary's team of safety consultants intervened with workers and supervisors though safety briefings, training, and on-site observations/feedback techniques. Both Dan and Gary agree that working with the people in the Gulf Coast region was inspiring and helped rebuild people's lives. Katrina disaster relief has proved to be one of the most significant events in their lives, both personally and professionally, and has shaped the way that Performance Based Safety, LLC has utilized a Systematic Approach to Training.

With the experience that Performance Based Safety, LLC has had in assisting with Hurricane Katrina disaster relief and preparedness training, they have adopted the Systematic Approach to Training throughout their organization. It has proven to be an effective training model for educating disaster site workers ranging from government employees to prime contractors, as well as helping companies across the greater Ozarks region achieve their safety and business goals. This training model has shaped the way that they conduct business and has made them a top performing safety consulting firm in Springfield, Missouri.

About Us:

Performance Based Safety, LLC (PBS) is a network of occupational health and safety training professionals dedicated to helping companies improve business performance while protecting the lives and livelihoods of employees and contract workers. With over 100 years of combined experience, PBS LLC's professional safety consultants have been providing hundreds of organizations with workplace safety consulting services that have reduced workplace injuries and fatalities through customized occupational safety and health training consultant services. For more information, please visit Performance Based Safety, LLC or call Dan Snyder at 417-773-3555.