Pub Date : 2017-07-03DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1373998
G. Zwetsloot
The papers by Sherratt and Dainty (2017), and Dekker (2017) on Vision Zero in the special issue of this journal are critical to the practice of Vision Zero. Both papers focus on safety, while at th...
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Pub Date : 2017-06-28DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1341595
Marcia E. Facey, E. MacEachen, A. Verma, Kathy Morales
Abstract Worker participation in the form of involvement in joint health and safety committees (JHSCs) has been associated with improvements in workplace safety and health. JHSC efficacy has been conceived in terms of outcomes such as compensation claims or lost time injury rates and existing research has focused on measuring their effectiveness and on identifying determinants and correlates. This administrative and system-level research focus means that little is known or understood about their everyday processes or about the experiences of JHSC members. We use qualitative data from 54 participants across three case studies of unionized workplaces in the healthcare, hospitality, and communication sectors to shed light on these micro‐social processes. Our findings suggest that social and power relationships can create inertia, even in unionized contexts, and that models of equal partnerships in workplace health should be developed to consider structural constraints.
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Pub Date : 2017-06-24DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1341596
N. Karanikas, Dimitrios Chionis
Abstract This paper presents the results of a survey which aimed at exploring the perceptions of the employees of a large aviation organization regarding the punitive or preventive character of possible measures that management could take in cases of errors and violations. The analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data collected showed that the viewpoints of the staff were sufficiently aligned only for half of the measures and that all measures inflicting a short- or long-term dissociation of the end-users from their current working place and function were highly unfavourable and linked to castigation. Also, statistically significant differences were observed across groups of specialties and years of service regarding the appropriateness of specific measures especially in the case of errors. The findings of this study in combination with literature references, suggest that the establishment of a just culture structure with agreed lines between the punitive and preventive character of measures and its endorsement by the employees is achievable, but it requires a bottom-up approach and periodical revision. Similar exploratory research, complemented possibly by explanatory studies, is recommended to be carried out by organizations prior or during the development of their just culture policy and related measures.
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Pub Date : 2017-05-24DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1318485
O. A. Engen, Preben H. Lindøe, Kåre Hansen
Abstract Recent studies of offshore oil and gas industry problematize the role of supervisory bodies with respect to the audit functions, the legal basis of the supervisory bodies, and the role conflicts that arise when handling a function-based regulatory regime. This paper addresses how trust and the execution of power among the Petroleum Safety Authority, Norway, (PSA) and the petroleum industrial actors will affect the robustness of the Norwegian safety regime on the Norwegian continental shelf. This requires a twofold discussion wherein we will use empirical evidence to answer two questions: (1) how a function-based regulatory regime presupposes a balance of power and trust between the actors in play, resulting in a possible politicization of the HSE field; and (2) how politicization of HSE may affect the robustness of the Norwegian petroleum regime. The analysis is based focus group interviews from 2013 and 2014.
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Pub Date : 2017-04-13DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1314070
Sidney Dekker
Abstract This paper traces Zero Vision as a product both of Enlightenment thinking (particularly in its aim to perfect humanity and society through measurement, science and rationality) and a continuation of traditionally religious promises that deliverance from suffering is achievable and morally desirable. It then explores how a Zero Vision might look in the twenty-first century, focusing on a limitation on top-down, rule-driven, centrally governed control over safety outcomes in the pursuit of zero; a switch to looking for and understanding our successes, rather than our shrinking number of failures; and a suggestion that secular organizations can commit to an alleviation of suffering as a morally acceptable and practically doable substitute for its eradication.
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Pub Date : 2017-04-07DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1308701
G. Zwetsloot, S. Leka, P. Kines
Abstract There is growing attention in industry for the Vision Zero strategy, which in terms of work-related health and safety is often labelled as Zero Accident Vision or Zero Harm. The consequences of a genuine commitment to Vision Zero for addressing health, safety and well-being and their synergies are discussed. The Vision Zero for work-related health, safety and well-being is based on the assumption that all accidents, harm and work-related diseases are preventable. Vision Zero for health, safety and well-being is then the ambition and commitment to create and ensure safe and healthy work and to prevent all accidents, harm and work-related diseases in order to achieve excellence in health, safety and well-being. Implementation of Vision Zero is a process – rather than a target, and healthy organizations make use of a wide range of options to facilitate this process. There is sufficient evidence that fatigue, stress and work organization factors are important determinants of safety behaviour and safety performance. Even with a focus on preventing accidents these additional factors should also be addressed. A relevant challenge is the integration of the Vision Zero into broader business policy and practice. There is a continued need for more empirical research in this area. Graphical Abstract
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Pub Date : 2017-03-22DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1305040
F. Sherratt, A. Dainty
Abstract The zero accident mantra has become embedded within the safety discourse of large UK construction organisations, but the extent to which zero-focused approaches yield reductions in accident frequency is yet to be empirically investigated. By way of an evidence-based critique, we examine the relationship between major accidents and zero approaches by drawing on Health and Safety Executive accident data over a 4 year period, together with an analysis of major contractors’ safety approaches. This reveals that working on a project subject to a zero safety policy or programme actually appears to slightly increase the likelihood of having a serious life-changing accident or fatality; a possible ‘zero paradox’. Although these findings should be treated with caution, they suggest that the apparent trend towards abandoning zero amongst some large organisations is well-founded. As such, if zero policies stymie learning whilst failing to reduce accidents, the need for a countervailing discourse is clear.
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Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1330859
{"title":"Correction to: Waterson, What should we publish in PPHS?","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/14773996.2017.1330859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14773996.2017.1330859","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43946,"journal":{"name":"Policy and Practice in Health and Safety","volume":"15 1","pages":"85 - 85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/14773996.2017.1330859","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49116953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1289453
C. Drake, R. Haslam, C. Haslam
Abstract Individuals may experience health issues or physical, sensory or psychological capability changes related to ageing. With the removal of the default retirement age in the UK, older workers can remain in work well into later life. Health and safety statistics, however, indicate that they are a vulnerable group. Older workers have much to contribute, but employers have a responsibility to examine the working environment to protect those with reduced capabilities. This article reviews two qualitative studies examining the facilitators and barriers to implementing age management strategies to promote the health and safety of older workers. The findings reveal that employers are uncertain how to proceed with implementing actions to protect older workers. Discussions with older workers reveal they do not feel supported or engaged. They are fearful of reporting any capability changes that may affect their ability to perform work tasks as they believe this may have negative consequences for their future employment. A co-ordinated multi-disciplinary approach between human resources, operational management, health and safety specialists and occupational health functions is required.
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Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14773996.2017.1323435
P. Waterson
Ron McLeod’s book ‘Designing for Human Reliability’ draws on 40 years of experience, knowledge and wisdom gained from working as a human factors safety expert in the high-risk industries (oil and g...
罗恩·麦克劳德（Ron McLeod）的《人为可靠性设计》（Designing for Human Reliability）一书借鉴了在高风险行业（石油和天然气）担任人为因素安全专家40年的经验、知识和智慧。。。
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