Another excellent piece of research from Matthew Holloway and team. In this report, the researchers statistically analysed over 3 trillion worker-hours of company incident data and sought to understand the statistical validity of TRIR/TRIFR and whether it was indicative of high-severity events. I really can’t do this one justice so just skip my summary and… Continue reading The Statistical Invalidity of TRIR as a Measure of Safety Performance

Another lit review (not systematic) on Psychological Safety (PS) research published b.t. 2009 – 2015. PS has been defined as “an environment of being able to express one’s self without fear of negative consequences such as embarrassment, and ridicule on self-image, status or even career” (p20). Edmonson’s worked highlighted that a climate of openness “is… Continue reading A Critical Examination of Literatures on Psychological Safety

This examined the relationship between having ideas about improving safety, speaking up about the ideas (safety voice), and future work-related injuries amongst young workers. 155 employed teenagers completed 3 surveys with 1 month between. Safety voice here is defined as raising objections or ideas to change “objectionable state of affairs”, and includes formal proposals, “faint… Continue reading Sometimes It Hurts When Supervisors Don’t Listen: The Antecedents and Consequences of Safety Voice Among Young Workers

This editorial summarised the findings from a special journal issue exploring approaches to considering gender and sex on work, including occupational exposures. 10 studies were part of the special issue. All studies were based in high income countries, work was largely paid settings (rather than volunteer), and mostly constrained to evaluating gender & sex as… Continue reading Gender, Work, and Health

Construction industry is said to be highly masculinised & to have work practices that are detrimental to wellbeing. By use of ethnography, this study explored the wellbeing of female & male construction professionals. 21 leaders & 61 project staff were interviewed, people were observed at 14 company events & 44 people were shadowed at work.… Continue reading Masculinity And Workplace Wellbeing In The Australian Construction Industry

This evaluated the impact of the Mates in Construction (MATE) program over a 5-year period on suicides in Queensland construction workers between 2003-2007 vs 2008-2012 (MATES was introduced in 2008). MATES is a large-scale, multi-component suicide prevention program for construction which uses onsite psychoeducation to encourage help-seeking & early intervention, counselling services and people trained… Continue reading Mates in Construction Suicide Prevention Program: A Five Year Review

This sought to examine the effective of Mates in Construction (MATES) training for MATES connectors and the barriers & motivations to help-seeking & help-offering for connectors (those that give support) and clients (whom receive help). MATES is a multimodal suicide prevention & early intervention program delivering training & support to workers. 104 volunteers completed a… Continue reading Understanding the Barriers and Pathways to Male Help-Seeking and Help-Offering: A Mixed Methods Study of the Impact of the Mates in Construction Program

This studied the relationships between work-life balance (WLB), mental health, attitudes towards mental health problems and work schedules. 144 UK construction workers completed surveys. An interesting facet of this study was the focus on shame in construction and its links with WLB, eg the “walk of shame” when people leave early from work. Results: Overall… Continue reading Work-Life Balance of UK Construction Workers: Relationship with Mental Health

This systematic review evaluated the research to determine what the different ergonomic interventions accomplish in a workplace. 1635 articles were screened for inclusion, with 22 studies focusing on workplace interventions meeting the criteria. Most of the ergonomic interventions were ergonomic training programs, participatory ergonomics & workstation design. Results: The majority of outcome measures in results… Continue reading What do the different ergonomic interventions accomplish in the workplace? A systematic review

This conducted focus group interviews with teenagers in two Canadian cities to understand the types of work-related hazards experienced by them, how they respond to hazards & barriers to injury prevent. Results: Participants reported a range of physical & interpersonal hazards at current or previous workplaces. For several people, mostly female, who worked at the… Continue reading Waiting for safety: Responses by young Canadian workers to unsafe work