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Document ID (ISN)72483
CIS number 99-428
ISSN - Serial title 0815-6409 - Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand
Year 1998
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Aitken K., O'Driscoll M.
Title A goal-setting and feedback intervention to enhance organisational safety: Implementation problems and implications
Bibliographic information June 1998, Vol.14, No.3, p.245-254. Illus. 23 ref.
Abstract A simple and cost-effective behaviour modification intervention was implemented at a marine engineering company. Goal-setting and feedback were predicted to increase employee utilization of safety behaviours and to enhance employee safety awareness. Results revealed no significant decrease in monthly accident statistics, but did illustrate an increase in safety awareness among participants. Topics: frequency rates; human behaviour; occupational accidents; programme evaluation; risk awareness; safety and health training; safety programmes; shipbuilding industry; workers participation.
Descriptors (primary) risk awareness; safety programmes; shipbuilding industry; human behaviour
Descriptors (secondary) occupational accidents; programme evaluation; safety and health training; workers' participation; frequency rates
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceNew Zealand
Subject(s)
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Workers' participation
Shipbuliding and ship repair
Safety programmes
Psychological factors