Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1786993
Rania Dghaim, Mona El Kouatly Kambris, Caroline Barakat
Abstract The increasing numbers of school bus injuries in the United Arab Emirates have generated concerns over children’s safety on school buses and around school premises. A survey was administered on 550 parents or guardians, whose children use the school bus in public and private schools of Dubai. The main objective was to assess parental perceptions of the school bus and school environments. Parents identified several factors that pose a threat to bus safety including speeding cars, poor driving, lack of seat belt use enforcement, lack of supervision, motorists’ lack of understanding of school bus stop law, and children behaviour. Results suggest a deficiency in the communication of information regarding bus safety and behavioural policies. The study also highlights parents’ concerns over safety in relation to the school bus transport and around school premises, and emphasizes the need for safety education, as well as proper provision and communication of safety policies.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1786995
R. Saunders, S. Cardoso, M. Le Pouésard, C. Breslin, Karen K. Myers, Michael B. Swift, Tracy Collins
Abstract The Government of Canada and other agencies have validated nine dimensions of ‘Essential Skills’ (ES) including reading, document use, and numeracy. ES gaps can impede the effectiveness of occupational health and safety (OHS) training. The purpose of our study was twofold: to explore whether OHS learning could be enhanced by integrating curriculum to address ES gaps within a safety training programme, and to identify challenges in applying what is learned to the work site. We piloted this approach within an OHS training programme for riggers of loads that crane operators lift. There was some quantitative evidence that the intervention improved learning, but the sample was small. The qualitative findings from interviews and focus groups indicated a disconnect between training and worksite practices, including using shortcuts instead of calculating safe loads. We produced a guide for those who may wish to try a similar intervention.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1809843
P. Waterson
This editorial represents something of a sad occasion for me as it will be the last one I will write for Policy and Practice in Health and Safety (PPHS). Earlier this year, following a review of it...
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1787701
C. Pilbeam, D. Denyer, Noeleen Doherty
Abstract Outsourcing generates risks for client firms but these vary according to the contracted task. This systematic literature review reports on 50 empirical studies that investigate the safety risk factors associated with outsourcing aligning them with the three categories of safety risk factors identified by Underhill and Quinlan in their PDR-Model. By using a 2 × 2 framework based on the strategic value of the task to the client firm (core or peripheral) and its level of complexity (complex or routine) we could combine studies of outsourced relationships between firms with those between firms and individuals. This demonstrated that there is little empirical evidence available for the safety risk factors associated with complex outsourced tasks. It also showed that routine tasks core to the client business contained risk factors associated with both economic and reward pressure and disorganization. Finally, safety risk factors associated with routine peripheral tasks were mainly due to economic and reward pressures in firm-to-individual contracting, but due to disorganization in firm-to-firm contracting.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1796085
G. Lawson, T. Roper, E. Shaw, M. Hsieh, S. Cobb
Abstract Fires and fire-related fatalities remain a tragic and frequent occurrence. Evidence has shown that humans adopt sub-optimal behaviours during fire incidents and, therefore, training is one possible means to improve occupant survival rates. We present the potential benefits of using Virtual Environment Training (VET) for fire evacuation. These include experiential and active learning, the ability to interact with contexts which would be dangerous to experience in real life, the ability to customise training and scenarios to the learner, and analytics on learner performance. While several studies have investigated fire safety in VET, generally with positive outcomes, challenges related to cybersickness, interaction and content creation remain. Moreover, issues such as lack of behavioural realism have been attributed to the lack realistic sensory feedback. We argue for multimodal (visual, audio, olfactory, heat) virtual fire safety training to address limitations with existing simulators, and ultimately improve the outcomes of fire incidents.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1787007
A. Alibabaei, Amirhossein Matin, R. Khanijazani, Gholamheidar Teimori-Boghsani, Rouhollah Nourian, H. Bastani, A. Mohebi
Abstract Background This study aimed to intervene in the organization processes based on the HSE perspective and designing the processes of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). Methods: This study is mixed methods research based on the case study. The processes of HSE were identified and designed by studying the relevant documentation, interview techniques and a focus group of experts, and also examining the best practice. Finally, the probability of improvement in the implementation of the suggestions was estimated. Results: After reviewing the HSE activities, all the important activities of HSE were identified. In examining the feasibility of the process design, the two processes of cost-benefit management and resilience strategy of the organization were not designed. To cover a number of identified activities, the five processes of HSE training, risk management and its effects, incident management, emergency management, and the management of contractors were suggested. Then, to cover other activities of HSE, a set of changes in eight processes was planned. Conclusion: This approach can lead to changes in other organizational processes. According to the results of the effects of improvement, it was specified that the proposed processes and interventions can have a significant effect on improving HSE indices.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1796084
L. Flux, A. Hassett, M. Callanan
Abstract To explore what bereaved employees consider as helpful support from their managers. An online questionnaire was completed by 40 participants from various occupations in the United Kingdom who had been bereaved of their spouse. The data were analysed using a qualitative thematic approach. Two key superordinate themes were found: ‘Acknowledgement’ and ‘Response’. This study supports the growing initiative to set informal support for grieving employees thereby enhancing the provision of impactful and timely bereavement support in the workplace. These findings suggest that managers were considered to be supportive when they ‘acknowledged’ the bereaved employees’ situation and their reactions to grief. Additionally, managers were thought to be supportive when they responded in offering specific support depending on the individual’s circumstances and provided sufficient time and space for them to grieve. ‘Acknowledging’ and ‘responding’ appeared to promote understanding and instil a sense of being valued rather than the feeling of being just another number within the organisation. All participants were English speakers and a higher proportion were women, which may influence the generalisability of the findings.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1786994
G. Zwetsloot, B. Schmitt-Howe, K. Nielsen
Abstract Economic, technological and demographic developments like globalization, digitalization and aging of European population impact on organizations, work processes and work organization. They influence OSH implementation and performance in almost every organization, large, medium, small or self-employed. Creating and ensuring good OSH has become much more complex within these new contexts than before. Whether OSH implementation will be successful depends on mechanisms, the characteristics of organizations and their context. Successes with technical prevention are no guarantee for successes in dealing with psychosocial risks. A variety of OSH strategies is needed and has to consider key organizational characteristics like prevention culture. This discussion paper concisely summarizes and combines the results of five studies, three national (Sweden, Denmark, Germany) and two European studies that were presented and discussed in a workshop about prevention cultures and OSH interventions which was organized by the authors during the ninth Working on Safety conference in Prague (2017). OSH implementation and performance has to match the current developments in micro firms as well as in bigger companies. Besides important elements of successful strategies for OSH implementation, limitations and remaining challenges for research, policy and practice will be pointed out.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1786996
N. Al-Shammari, S. Bendak
Abstract This research work aims to analyse aspects related to motor vehicle collisions resulting in human casualties in Riyadh from September 2015 to February 2017. Detailed data were collected on collisions from several sources including traffic police, hospitals, ambulance service, motor vehicle periodic inspection and Arriyadh Development Authority records and involved vehicles were inspected. The final database consisted of 295 collisions involving 331 vehicles, 596 casualties and 2,454 injuries with AIS ≥ 1. Results show that only 15.1% of all vehicle occupants were wearing seatbelts at the time of collision which is reflected in having most injuries occurring to upper parts of the body and the spine. It is also reflected in a high incidence rate of 0.22 fatality per collision. The average age of casualties was 33 years with three quarters of them being males. Results also show that human behaviour, like reckless driving, over speeding and sudden deviations from lane, were the causes of most collisions. Results indicate that it is imperative to foster a change in culture among all road users in order to improve traffic safety conditions.
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Pub Date : 2020-06-18DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2020.1777799
T. Umar
Abstract It is an established fact that a mature safety climate and a rich safety culture contribute to achieving a safe workplace. This paper aims to explore and to make explicit the existing safety climate assessment tools and dimensions and suggests the leading factors that can be used for safety climate assessment in construction. The construction industry and the status of occupational safety and health are firstly discussed in a global context. The concept of safety climate is then discussed with a review of different safety climate factors from the published literature. A qualitative research method was employed to explore the existing safety climate factors. A total of 19 safety climate assessment tools with 103 safety climate factors spanning over a period of 39 years (1980–2019) are discussed. The most prevailing safety climate factors including management commitment, training, employees’ involvement, behaviour, communication, accountability and justice, and leadership are discussed in the paper. It is recommended that the factors discussed in this paper may need to be validated first before they are incorporated in the assessment of the safety climate of a specific construction project and organisation in a country or region.
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