What tells you more about tomorrow’s fatality risk – last month’s injury rate or today’s control of high-energy hazards? An interesting study Arnaldo Bayona & Matthew Hallowell and colleagues exploring the relationship between assessments of pre-job safety brief (PJSB) quality and HECA (high-energy control assessments) and work conditions, and links with injury and SIFs. Not… Continue reading Balanced approach to serious injury and fatality prevention: Exploring empirical relationships between short and long-term measures of safety performance
Tag: construction
Do less profitable construction companies have more injuries?
Do less profitable construction companies have more injuries? This investigated business performance measures and occupational injuries (OIs) in Swedish construction companies. >13k companies between 2003 – 15 were investigated. PS. Check out my YouTube: https://youtube.com/@safe_as_pod?si=iUaDPJynPemQRZhY Shout a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinson Extracts:· They observe that OIs “tend to rise during periods of economic growth and decrease during recessions”… Continue reading Do less profitable construction companies have more injuries?
Into the workers’ domain: witnessing a construction site accident
This was interesting – describes an ethnographic study where the researcher was onsite recording/observing work on job craft/craftsmanship, when they observed a minor site incident. It’s framed about the researcher’s contention that this hazard was normalised by the workers – but an entirely “mundane and accepted dimension of everyday site practice”. First they unpack some… Continue reading Into the workers’ domain: witnessing a construction site accident
Influence of justice culture on learning from incidents in construction project-based organizations: a chain mediating model
This study investigated the interaction mechanism of psychological safety and voice behaviour in a justice culture context. Specifically they explored how construction project-based organisations (CPOs) can realise learning from incidents by improving psychological perception and encouraging voice. 273 CPOs in China were studied. Background: · Learning from incidents is often said to be an important… Continue reading Influence of justice culture on learning from incidents in construction project-based organizations: a chain mediating model
Safe as 34: The failure of critical controls in construction
How reliable are the critical controls within construction? Which critical controls fail, and how? Today’s article is Selleck, R., Hassall, M., & Cattani, M. (2022). Determining the reliability of critical controls in construction projects. Safety, 8(3), 64. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hkc0OmL5QTlcseIHJgN8P?si=eylRnvw3QrKPNSsy0YjkZA Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e34-the-failure-of-critical-controls-in-construction/id1819811788?i=1000726762389 Make sure to subscribe to Safe As on Spotify/Apple, and if you find it useful then… Continue reading Safe as 34: The failure of critical controls in construction
Proposal for and validation of novel risk-based process to reduce the risk of construction site fatalities (Major Accident Prevention (MAP) program)
This study from Selleck and colleagues developed a novel Major Accident Prevention program for construction, leveraging the ICMM’s critical control management (CCM) framework. Way too much to cover – so a few points I found interesting. Background / methods: · Their prior review argued that “the construction industry “would benefit by adopting a shift in… Continue reading Proposal for and validation of novel risk-based process to reduce the risk of construction site fatalities (Major Accident Prevention (MAP) program)
Evaluating the Impact of Hazard Information on Fieldworkers’ Safety Risk Perception
This study investigated how 181 fieldworkers rate the severity and frequency of safety incidents for five construction work scenarios. The scenarios introduced new hazards into the scenarios, assessing how workers responded, if at all. Background: · Safety risk perception (SRP) is estimated using the participants’ perception of the safety hazards severity and frequency of occurrence… Continue reading Evaluating the Impact of Hazard Information on Fieldworkers’ Safety Risk Perception
The Impact of Physical Hazards on Workers’ Job Satisfaction in the Construction Industry: A Case Study of Korea
This study explored how physical workplace hazards influence job satisfaction in construction, and how mental threats mediate the relationship, and how perceived job quality and security moderate the effects. 2,202 construction workers in Korea were surveyed. Key findings: · “exposure to physical hazards significantly contributes to mental stress, leading to reduced job satisfaction” · And “a heightened… Continue reading The Impact of Physical Hazards on Workers’ Job Satisfaction in the Construction Industry: A Case Study of Korea
Effectiveness of Toolbox Talks as a Workplace Safety Intervention in the United States: A Scoping Review
This scoping review evaluated research on the effectiveness of toolbox talks (TBTs) as a safety intervention. Just 14 studies met inclusion. They used adult learning theory as the framework to assess the research. The following measures of effectiveness were used: Results: Following TBTs interventions: · Six studies found statistically significant improvements in workers’ safety knowledge,… Continue reading Effectiveness of Toolbox Talks as a Workplace Safety Intervention in the United States: A Scoping Review
Trust, uncertainty and the reporting of workplace hazards and injuries
This study interviewed 121 workers across several Canadian sectors in temporary and permanent employment, exploring ways workers managed workplace hazards given employment insecurity. Not a summary – way too much to cover. Extracts: Ref: Hall, A. (2016). Trust, uncertainty and the reporting of workplaces hazards and injuries. Health, Risk & Society, 18(7-8), 427-448. Study link: https://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2016.1264576 My… Continue reading Trust, uncertainty and the reporting of workplace hazards and injuries
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