IMPROVING SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES BY PSYCHOLOGICALLY BASED TECHNIQUES - ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO THE MEASUREMENT OF SAFETY BEHAVIOR

Authors
COOPER MD PHILLIPS RA ROBERTSON IT DUFF AR
Citation
Md. Cooper et al., IMPROVING SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES BY PSYCHOLOGICALLY BASED TECHNIQUES - ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO THE MEASUREMENT OF SAFETY BEHAVIOR, European review of applied psychology, 43(1), 1993, pp. 33-40
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Applied
Journal title
European review of applied psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
11629088
Volume
43
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
33 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
1162-9088(1993)43:1<33:ISOCSB>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The aim of the research currently being undertaken at UMIST, for the U K's Health and Safety Executive, is to evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioural approach in improving safety on construction sites. The P roportional Rating Scale (PRS) currently under development at UMIST is compared with the more traditional approach of the All Or Nothing (AO N) measure for safety performance. The results have shown a 35 % diffe rence between them (t = 25.99 ; df = 29 ; p < .001) in safety performa nce levels on the same site. This has implications for introducing mot ivational strategies, such as goal-setting.