Safety Management

SAFETY

Psychological Aspects

INTRODUCTION

Mind and Body Both need movement and change Neither is static Safety Psychology in 2011

SAFETY PARAPHERNALIA & PSYCHOLOGY

Paraphernalia

Equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity

Psychology

Explores perception, cognition, attention, emotion, motivation, brain functioning, personality, behaviour, and interpersonal relationships.

PARAPHERNALIA WE USE IN SAFETY

JSA SMP LTIFR GUIDES STEPBACKS SOP CHECKLIST ETC TRIFR POLICY SWMS HAZ REPORTS INCIDENT REPORTS STD ACTS ER EAP SWI JSEA SWP STANDARDS REGULATIONS

SAFETY PSYCHOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS

People Power Politics Values Beliefs Ethics

SAFETY MOTIVATORS

People & Pain how bad, how often, who ?

SAFETY MOTIVATORS

Power, J b P er Job & Risk Perce ti ns Perceptions

Management

lower risk of h t l i k f hurt higher k l l h h risk legal consequences

SAFETY MOTIVATORS

Power, J b P er Job & Risk Perce ti ns Perceptions

Hands on work:

Higher risk of hurt g Lower risk legal of consequences

SAFETY VISIBLES

Law L

Money

Engineering

Knowledge management

VISIBLE THINGS

Qs: What can stop hearts beating and lungs breathing – what can be seen.

Cyanide Ground Drill Vehicle

INVISIBLE THINGS

Qs: What can stop hearts beating and lungs breathing – what can’t be seen.

Distraction Di i

Disconnection Multi-focus Narrow-focus (safety paraphernalia) Mixed Messages Different ways of l Diff f learning i Silence Numerous competing demands

CASE EXAMPLE

Shearer hit i the head and kill d Sh hi in h h d d killed Design Contractors Performance based pay Competition focus Fun Fear Embarrassment Heirachy Brownlow medalist

PERCEPTION PROBLEMS

Perception traps for managers: Its about processes for managing law Safety management for legal compliance Its all about showing paraphernalia “Its all covered in the Safety Management System documentation”

PERCEPTION PROBLEMS

Perception traps for...