An interesting Master’s thesis from Tony Willis, exploring high-risk work in small businesses, and how they learn and adapt to risk and avoid workplace accidents – particularly from a Safety-II lens. 11 interviews undertaken with owner-managers and employees. Way too much to cover. Extracts: · “Small business possesses unique characteristics not found within larger organisations,… Continue reading How Do High-Risk Small Business Frontline Workers Learn from Everyday Work to Increase Risk Awareness and Prevent Workplace Accidents?
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Dr Fred Sherratt part 2: zero harm ideology, safety observation reporting, safety culture and more
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Re-share: Free webinar on accident investigations informed by safety science research
Resharing – I’m running a free webinar end of this week on accident investigations. Register: https://luma.com/p8z4avyr I’m drawing on a range of studies which unpack things like stop rules, folk models and myths, risk blindspots, local rationality, major accident findings, gaps in SIF investigations and more. This isn’t a ‘how-to’, but instead a crash course… Continue reading Re-share: Free webinar on accident investigations informed by safety science research
Women’s well-being in construction: a systematic review of hazards and primary preventive measures
This systematic review unpacked 62 studies looking at women’s well-being in construction, and key hazards and prevention measures. ** Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Background: · “construction industry is often shaped by a macho work culture marked by aggression, bullying, and job insecurity due to the nomadic and cyclical nature of projects” · “women face not… Continue reading Women’s well-being in construction: a systematic review of hazards and primary preventive measures
Is your workplace making you sick? Impact of psychosocial risks on health
Is your work making you physically or mentally sick? This video unpacks a meta-analysis which analysed 72 studies on the links between psychosocial risks on health. Among other findings – established links were found between job strain and cardiovascular diseases and mental ill health. #psychosocial #risk #health #safety #hse #mentalhealth
Behaviour-Based Safety approaches – a balanced review of the evidence
Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) sure divides people. So, let’s take a (hopefully) balanced view by unpacking several studies on behavioural safety. What are the key claims – positive and negative, and what is the strength of evidence?
Scoping review on the effect of labour inspections on occupational health and safety: a meta-analytic update
Do safety regulator visits improve injuries and non-compliances? Yes, according to this. This scoping review evaluated 6 systematic reviews, one RCT, and 30 observational studies from 2017 – 24. Check out my new YT channel: https://youtube.com/@safe_as_pod?si=u-c_JpQqPK_NHIxD Extracts: · “labour inspections were associated with a reduced risk of work-related injuries and non-compliance in inspected workplaces compared with… Continue reading Scoping review on the effect of labour inspections on occupational health and safety: a meta-analytic update
Dr Drew Rae: Why safety clutter accumulates & why it creates risk
Dr Drew Rae discusses whether safety clutter in organizations is inevitable, why it keeps accumulating, and how it can negatively impact safety and supervision. safetyclutter #clutter #riskmanagement #risk #safety #ohs #whs
Defining safety leadership: A qualitative exploration of senior leaders’ perspectives in high-risk industries
How do senior leaders in high-risk industries define safety leadership? And what qualities characterise them? This interview study of 25 leaders unpack these questions. Note. Those cynics which moan about why safety needs to take concepts like leadership or culture and whack ‘safety’ on the front should read this. Once again, another study highlighting domain-specificity.… Continue reading Defining safety leadership: A qualitative exploration of senior leaders’ perspectives in high-risk industries
Tik Tok is like drug addiction: problems of anxiety, depression, eating disorders and more
How does intense, high-paced social media like Tik Tok influence the adolescent brain? It turns out, similar to drug addiction.
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