For those in the throes of developing, reviewing or decluttering procedures then the model 1 / model 2 described by Hale and Borys (2013) may interest you (source below, but which originally drew on work from Sid Dekker). In short and to butcher a far more nuanced description but: model 1: sees rules as an… Continue reading Model 1 / model 2 view of rules and procedures

This explored psychological & neurophysiological mechanisms with hazard recognition among novice and experienced construction workers. 77 construction workers took part in a designed hazard recognition task where participants viewed a series of construction photos and judged whether a hazard was present. EEG (electroencephalography) and signal detection theory were used. In providing context, it’s said that… Continue reading Reinvestigation of the Psychological Mechanisms of Construction Experience on Hazard Recognition Performance

This looked at the development and use of a debriefing tool based on Safety-II concepts. I don’t have a lot to say about this one as it’s open access and it was mostly just briefly covering the initial piloting of the tool. As some background, the authors note their inspiration was to develop a tool… Continue reading Debrief it all: a tool for inclusion of Safety-II

This was an interesting brief discussion paper on automation transparency in the case of the tragic Boeing 737 Max 8 accidents. Note: I’ve skipped heaps – the full paper is worth reading. First they note that determining operator knowledge and feedback requirements in safety-critical sectors for joint human/machine interactions is necessary; called automation transparency. Automation… Continue reading The B737 MAX 8 Accidents as Operational Experiences With Automation Transparency

The below abstract was a short poster presentation from a team including Amy Edmondson. There’s nothing else to add (that I can find) besides what’s provided below. It’s interesting that the relationship between psychological safety and use of the incident reporting system was inverse: higher increases in psychological safety was linked with proportionally lower usage… Continue reading Incident Learning System Offers a Non-interpersonal Platform to Speak Up

Just culture vs blame culture / restorative culture vs retributive culture / learning culture, informed culture / restorative justice, blame logics, retributive logics and more. There’s been a bit of talk lately about restorative and retributive logics and associated topics. I think it’s an opportune time to re-post Sid Dekker’s restorative just culture checklist (image… Continue reading Restorative Just Culture Checklist

This paper covered a resilience engineering-based framework for assessing Safety Performance Measurement Systems (SPMS). They used the TOE (Technical, Organisational, Environment) framework, four RE resilience abilities (monitor, anticipate, respond, learn) and the Resilience Assessment Grid as applied to construction projects via observations, document analysis and interviews. SPMSs are sub-systems of safety management systems and detail… Continue reading A resilience engineering-based framework for assessing safety performance measurement systems: A study in the construction industry

ABSTRACT The causes of workplace deviance are of increasing interest to organizations. We integrate psychological and neurocognitive perspectives to examine the effects of sleep deprivation on workplace deviance. Utilizing self-regulatory resource theories, we argue that sleep deprivation decreases individuals’ self-control while increasing hostility, resulting in increased workplace deviance. We test our hypotheses using two samples:… Continue reading Examining the effects of sleep deprivation on workplace deviance: A self-regulatory perspective

This evaluated the effectiveness of workplace interventions in improving workplace safety culture (SC) survey performance; 23 studies were included. They also describe the types of interventions used and their influence on the outcomes. [Biases on the table: I’m pretty critical of the concept of “safety culture”, but I’ll do my best to stick to the… Continue reading Evaluating the effectiveness of workplace interventions in improving safety culture: A systematic review

ABSTRACT Study Objectives The amount of recovery sleep needed to fully restore well-established neurobehavioral deficits from sleep loss remains unknown, as does whether the recovery pattern differs across measures after total sleep deprivation (TSD) and chronic sleep restriction (SR). Methods In total, 83 adults received two baseline nights (10–12-hour time in bed [TIB]) followed by… Continue reading Residual, differential neurobehavioral deficits linger after multiple recovery nights following chronic sleep restriction or acute total sleep deprivation