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Document ID (ISN)110909
CIS number 10-0468
ISSN - Serial title 0925-7535 - Safety Science
Year 2010
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Kongsvik T., Almklov P., Fenstad J.
Title Organisational safety indicators: some conceptual considerations and a supplementary qualitative approach
Bibliographic information Dec. 2010, Vol.48, No.10, p.1402-1411. Illus. 52 ref.
Abstract This article discusses the extent to which indicators can represent organizational qualities in relation to safety and how a qualitative approach, the Operational Safety Condition (OSC) method, can be a supplement and help improve safety. In light of the recent Safety Science debate on safety indicators, it is suggested that it is difficult to capture organizational conditions using indicators, although they are indisputably important when identifying the risk of accidents. Safety climate and risk analysis approaches are discussed as methods that can build and assess indicators in relation to organizational safety quality. OSC and similar qualitative approaches can capture the complexity of organizational conditions, aid organizational learning at a double loop level and offer a tool for risk management.
Descriptors (primary) safety consciousness; hazard evaluation; plant safety organization
Descriptors (secondary) psychology of work organization; role of management; role of supervisory staff
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Safety organization and training
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Safety culture and safety consciousness