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This explored the application of a framework for revealing and integrating S-I/S-II approaches in construction. I can’t cover the methods themselves, including the Resilient Performance Enhancement Toolkit (RPET), so I suggest reading the full paper or Googling it. Providing context, they argue that “Safety-II is arguably more important for highly complex socio-technical systems, in which… Continue reading Integrating Safety-I and Safety-II: Learning from failure and success in construction sites

ABSTRACT Although existing studies to date predominately focus on the beneficial effects of leader expressed humility on followers, knowledge about how those behaviors impact the leaders themselves is scarce. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, we develop and test a model that specifies for whom and how expressing humility has detrimental effects on leaders’… Continue reading The Dark Side of Expressed Humility for Non-humble Leaders: A Conservation of Resources Perspective

This explored an understudied “dark side” of transformational leadership styles for leaders. That is, most research to date has focused on all of the positive facets of these leadership styles but rarely explored the impact these styles have on leaders themselves. Transformational leadership behaviours (TFL) have positive benefits for followers. TFL includes idealised influence (charismatic… Continue reading The Dark Side of Transformational Leader Behaviors for Leaders Themselves: A Conservation of Resources Perspective

ABSTRACT Employees’ engagement in safety is assumed to be a significant contributor to safety performance within the chemical industry. The current study tested this assumption by examining the role of prosocial safety behaviors (e.g., helping others) and proactive safety behaviors (e.g., seeking change) in predicting four safety performance outcomes: micro-accidents, property damage (accidents without injury),… Continue reading The role of prosocial and proactive safety behaviors in predicting safety performance

An interesting diagram from Saurin et al. of how the elements of complex sociotechnical systems (CSTSs) interact with guidelines for managing CSTSs. CSTSs are said to have: It’s remarked that “large number of dynamically interacting elements is an asset for resilience as it tends to provide more alternatives for the adjustment of performance” (p12), where… Continue reading Characteristics of complex socio-technical systems and guidelines for their management: The role of resilience

This study evaluated the evidence around the attenuation of skill in high-risk industries. One challenge is the skill decay for handling non-routine situations. Skill decay is defined as “the inability to retrieve formerly trained and acquired knowledge and skills after periods of non-use with a consequence of decreased performance” (p2). Learning complex cognitive skills is… Continue reading Factors Influencing Attenuating Skill Decay in High-Risk Industries – a scoping review

Do psychosocial work factors influence chronic low back pain (CLBP)? Yes, according to this meta-analysis of 18 studies (N = 19,572 of pooled participants). Psychosocial work factors like workload, job control and social support were found to be significantly related to CLBP. **** ABSTRACT Background The aim of this review was to synthesize the evidence on the… Continue reading Psychosocial areas of worklife and chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This explored how Safety-I (S-I) and Safety-II (S-II) perspectives can be jointly adopted in construction projects – one in Brazil and another Norway. Safety planning and event reporting were evaluated. For background, S-I has a long and established history and is largely “based on understanding of risk through failure and past events” whereas “Safety-II has… Continue reading Safety-I and safety-II: opportunities for an integrated approach in the construction industry

What is the relationship between physical activity and prolonged sitting with health risks of sitting? This study found that the amount of physical activity needed to offset sitting risks is substantially less than has been previously highlighted (particularly during that militant “era” of sit-stand desks a few years back). ** ABSTRACT Background: It is unclear… Continue reading Sitting time, physical activity, and risk of mortality in adults

This paper discussed some “hard truths” in the assurance of human performance in high risk environments. Namely drawing on insights from cognitive decision making, heuristics & biases, bowtie analyses and weaknesses in the way human factors are considered in barrier management. It’s said human performance continues to be relied on as a control, yet organisations… Continue reading Human Factors in Barrier Management: Hard Truths and Challenges