This commentary from de Winter and Eisma argues that Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) may be “losing credibility” and significance. Despite claims about being a thriving science, it’s argued that the discipline may be at risk of slowly fading because of some of these challenges. This paper had several follow-up articles and rebuttals from other… Continue reading Ergonomics & Human factors: fade of a discipline
Insidious Safety Threat of Fatigue: Investigating Construction Workers’ Risk of Accident Due to Fatigue
This was really interesting. It studied the impact of self-assessed fatigue on hazard recognition and safety risk perception in construction. Fatigue is a ubiquitous phenomenon and among construction workers is said to be no different. It’s been implicated in a range of safety and performance implications. 135 construction workers were recruited to participate in the… Continue reading Insidious Safety Threat of Fatigue: Investigating Construction Workers’ Risk of Accident Due to Fatigue
A new perspective on blame culture: an experimental study
This study explored how fear of blame and punishment affects different healthcare professions, experience levels and gender. 249 healthcare practitioners were involved, and were asked how fear of blame or punishment resulting from an error which caused no, mild, severe or death of a patient. Extracts: · “blame culture can be defined as a set of… Continue reading A new perspective on blame culture: an experimental study
“Indicators are partial reflections of reality, based on uncertain and imperfect models” – Part 2 Donella Meadows sustainable indicators
Part 2 of Meadow’s banger ‘Indicators and Information Systems for Sustainable Development’. Extracts: · “Indicators are partial reflections of reality, based on uncertain and imperfect models” · “The stock market price is not the value of the company. No indicator is the real system. Indicators are abstractions from systems” · And are “are abstractions from abstractions, from models,… Continue reading “Indicators are partial reflections of reality, based on uncertain and imperfect models” – Part 2 Donella Meadows sustainable indicators
Safe AF ep 1: Do the vast majority of worker-experienced incidents go unreported? + transcript
Resharing that ep #1 of my new podcast Safe AF is now live. This episode explores the extent of accident underreporting – some research suggests that up to 80% of the incidents that workers experience go unreported. You can find the pod on Spotify, Apple and I think Amazon. Direct link below: https://lnkd.in/gTru4sR3 If you… Continue reading Safe AF ep 1: Do the vast majority of worker-experienced incidents go unreported? + transcript
First episode Safe AF Podcast now live: Accident underreporting and trusting our statistics
First ep of Safe AF Podcast now live! This explores the extent of accident underreporting, and how much we should trust our statistics. Available on Spotify and Apple, and hopefully Amazon etc. – direct access here: Throw your comments, experiences, anecdotes and violent objections into this LinkedIn post or Spotify, and via the magic of… Continue reading First episode Safe AF Podcast now live: Accident underreporting and trusting our statistics
Decluttering Safety: A Multistakeholder Approach to Enhancing Safety Management in Construction
This study from Lingard and colleagues studied the types, causes and perceived consequences of safety clutter. Sample was interviews with 18 construction industry participants. For background: · First they argue that “Contemporary safety management systems have been criticised for being impractical, duplicative, ill-fitting, excessive, wasteful, and ineffective”. · Others argue that SMSs are “characterised by… Continue reading Decluttering Safety: A Multistakeholder Approach to Enhancing Safety Management in Construction
Mini-Comp: Psychosocial Risks / Mental-Ill Health / Psychological Injury
“wHeRe iS tHe eViDeNcE fOr pSyChOsOcIaL risks?!1?!11” I can’t be bothered repeatedly linking to the dozens of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the connections between psychosocial factors and various indices of health, safety, and organizational performance on LinkedIn. So, I’m just compiling a few into a mini-collection. WAY WAY WAY too much to systematically cover… Continue reading Mini-Comp: Psychosocial Risks / Mental-Ill Health / Psychological Injury
Impact of Energy-Based Safety Training on Quality of Prejob Safety Meetings and Control of Hazardous Energy in Construction: Multiple Baseline Experiment
This study explored the role of energy-based safety training on the quality of the prestart meetings. Method was a multiple baseline assessment on 10 construction crews in the US and Canada following the training intervention, then measuring the prejob safety brief quality and HECA (High Energy Control Assessment). Background: · Construction accounts for about 7%… Continue reading Impact of Energy-Based Safety Training on Quality of Prejob Safety Meetings and Control of Hazardous Energy in Construction: Multiple Baseline Experiment
Safe AF (As Facts): My new safety podcast in development
So, I’ve decided to dabble in the podcasting world. Currently producing the first few episodes of: Safe AF (as Facts) Lazily pronounced as ‘Safe As’. It’s a thrifty, low budget, low effort discussion of scientific research in the same general format as my summaries. Hoping to extend the reach of safety & performance science beyond… Continue reading Safe AF (As Facts): My new safety podcast in development
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