This study investigated how workplace accidents are affected by who manages occupational safety – owner/partner, managing directors, branch managers, OHS officers or safety representatives. They control for company size. Survey data was collected was across the EU (at least 32 countries and >44k companies). For context: Results They found: · “evidence that it is not… Continue reading Who should manage worker safety to reduce occupational accidents?
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The ETTO principle as ETTOing–or Occam’s Razor redux
A 2014 conference paper from Hollnagel discussing ETTOing. Not a summary as the full paper is available. Some points: Ref: Hollnagel, E. (2012, October). The ETTO principle as ETTOing–or Occam’s Razor redux. In Human Factors: a view from an integrative perspective. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Annual Meeting. Study link: https://www.hfes-europe.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Hollnagel.pdf… Continue reading The ETTO principle as ETTOing–or Occam’s Razor redux
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