So, probably should celebrate small wins as they happen…my channel just ticked over 500 subs since I launched in Jan 26. 60+ vids and >40k views. So, *miniscule* numbers in the grand scheme, and no Mr Beast, but people seem a little more interested then I thought they’d be going into it. 95% male audience.… Continue reading Safe As – ticked over 500 subs
Ed Schein’s view of Safety Culture: culture is a property of groups and SC shouldn’t be given conceptual status
Did you check out my recent YT vid exploring Safety Culture (SC)? It covers several critiques and points from research: https://youtu.be/QBzOd-uejXg?si=rMbQgCRryXOYx3u0 Here’s an extract I found interesting, discussing the late, great *Ed Schein’s view of SC (taken from Teemu Reiman & Carl Rollenhagen, 2014). Schein was said to be critical of SC – believing that… Continue reading Ed Schein’s view of Safety Culture: culture is a property of groups and SC shouldn’t be given conceptual status
Into the workers’ domain: witnessing a construction site accident
This was interesting – describes an ethnographic study where the researcher was onsite recording/observing work on job craft/craftsmanship, when they observed a minor site incident. It’s framed about the researcher’s contention that this hazard was normalised by the workers – but an entirely “mundane and accepted dimension of everyday site practice”. First they unpack some… Continue reading Into the workers’ domain: witnessing a construction site accident
Role overload and safety incidents: An examination of the individual-and team-level buffering effects of psychological safety
This study explored the buffering effects of psychological safety on role overload and safety incidents. Data from online survey of 841 employees. Shared under an open access licence. PS. Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Extracts: · “Role overload is a form of work-related stress … Qualitative role overload occurs when an individual lacks the skills required… Continue reading Role overload and safety incidents: An examination of the individual-and team-level buffering effects of psychological safety
Using Safety Accountability to Enhance Construction Safety Performance: The Mediating Roles of Safety Monitoring and Safety Learning Under Inclusive Leadership
This survey study explored the links between safety accountability, learning and inclusive leadership. 629 construction workers in Turkey were included. Shared under an open access licence. PS. Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Extracts: · “The results indicate that safety accountability does not exert a significant direct effect on safety performance; rather, its influence is fully… Continue reading Using Safety Accountability to Enhance Construction Safety Performance: The Mediating Roles of Safety Monitoring and Safety Learning Under Inclusive Leadership
Framing and communicating risk – 90% survive vs 10% die
When choosing milk, do you prefer 5% fat or 95% fat free? What if a doctor presented the risk from surgery as 90 % survive, versus 10% die? Same risk, different framing. Whether people accept the surgery shouldn’t matter on how that identical risk is presented, right? It turns out, how information and risks are… Continue reading Framing and communicating risk – 90% survive vs 10% die
Kevin Geddert interview p1: Brief history of injury frequency rates & better business measures
Do you know when and where injury frequency rates, like TRIFR, began? No, I mean like, the precise year and article it was first mentioned in publication? In this episode, Kevin Geddert discusses his fascinating PhD research and historical deep dive into the history of injury measures, showing it dates back at least 100 years… Continue reading Kevin Geddert interview p1: Brief history of injury frequency rates & better business measures
Next week on Safe As YT: Safety Culture Myth? A scientific critique
Is ‘Safety Culture’ a nebulous construct, or even a myth, that obscures more than it reveals? Or is its persistence because it provides a useful vehicle for explaining phenomena in organisations and groups? Next week on Safe As YouTube, we unpack several articles (at least 10), from authors like Borys, Guldenmund, Schein, Silbey, Hopkins, Cooper… Continue reading Next week on Safe As YT: Safety Culture Myth? A scientific critique
