Can simply witnessing a virtual accident, not experiencing it, improve the saliency of training? This interesting study used VR construction training scenarios, including no accident, witnessing an accident with distant coworker, and witnessing a close coworker. Extracts: ·        “witnessing an accident in VR significantly enhances one’s at[1]titudes toward safety when the victim is a distant coworker… Continue reading Effects of witnessing accidents in virtual reality on reception of safety training: the role of empathy toward virtual victims

This paper explores how complex systems not only fail, but succeed, and provides 9 ways that we can move beyond simplistic notions of system failure due to ‘human error’. Ref: Woods, D. D., & Cook, R. I. (2002). Nine steps to move forward from error. Cognition, technology & work, 4(2), 137-144. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JaTtoAhb6s7xphKNt9ll9?si=yf9Xac6KSciKBmSZkwI_2Q Shout me a coffee… Continue reading Safe As E64: How can we move forward from notions of ‘human error’?

Uh oh, spaghettio! This study found that believing people are the primary cause of accidents is a barrier to effective learning. I guess blaming people isn’t a solid approach for learning and improvement… They also point out the cycle of shallow investigations focusing on immediate ’causes’ and error, “rather than the context where the incidents… Continue reading Blaming people not a robust method for learning and improvement in construction

What factors facilitate or obstruct learning from incidents in construction? This systematic literature review evaluated 30 papers from 12 countries. * Parts 2 & 3 in comments * Extracts: ·      Overall, they identified four core learning topics: 1) learning input, 2) learning process, 3) learning participant, 4) learning context – see image 2 for context ·   “learning… Continue reading Influencing Factors on Learning from Incidents in Construction Project-Based Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review Approach

“Trust in information from the project manager, safety manager, UK HSE and workmates was based on the source’s accuracy, while trust in information from supervisors was based on their demonstrations of care” This examined employee trust in risk information from a sample of construction workers. 131 UK construction workers from the same company were surveyed.… Continue reading Improving occupational safety: using a trusted information source to communicate about risk

‘Safety Culture’ is treated by some as the holy grail of organisational safety concepts: valourised and promoted uncritically. But should we, or even can we, analyse ‘safety culture’ in investigations? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2tx0IK3stj1djNDbwzQs4U?si=lV9PnfvVR62ynW0k7ePNNg Shout me a coffee (one-off or monthly recurring)