| Document ID (ISN) | 109967 |
| CIS number |
09-962 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0925-7535 - Safety Science |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Burt C.D.B., Chmiel N., Hayes P. |
| Title |
Implications of turnover and trust for safety attitudes and behaviour in work teams |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 2009, Vol.47, No.7, p.1002-1006. 44 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study investigated the safety-specific trust which team members place in their organization's selection and induction processes for new hires, and related this to the perceived risk from new employees. The research was conducted with teams working in forest harvesting, an occupation which has high-turnover, high risk and a high accident rate. Results indicate that trust in induction processes was negatively correlated with perceived risk from a new employee. Team members also engaged in a number of safety ensuring behaviours when a new individual joined the team, and these were related to the level of perceived risk, and how much they cared about their team members' safety. It is argued that trust in the safety-specific characteristics of an organization's selection and induction process may have negative consequences for safety. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
safety consciousness; forestry; safety and health organization; logging and forestry operations; New Zealand |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; induction training; role of management; groups of persons; new entrants; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia; New Zealand |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
Forestry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Safety culture and safety consciousness
Psychological factors
Forestry and logging
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