Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.31306/s.59.3.7
Leadership and intervention in behavior as a way to improve safety-at-work culture
Frano Mika
orcid.org/0000-0002-1460-8661
; SAIPEM S.p.A. podružnica u Republici Hrvatskoj, Rijeka, Hrvatska a
Antonia Deković
; SAIPEM S.p.A. podružnica u Republici Hrvatskoj, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Andrea Forzan
; SAIPEM S.p.A., S. Donato Milanese (MI), Italia
Sandra Pavičić Žeželj
; Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo PGŽ, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Abstract
National legislation and regulations, various standards and management systems and numerous work instructions all serve to define rules for safe behaviour at work. Nevertheless, accidents at work continue to happen and their main cause is non-compliance with prescribed safety rules.
The question is why employees at all levels, in spite of their awareness of safety rules, still decide to behave in an unsafe manner, and what we can do to change employee behaviour, the working community and the culture of safety at work in general.
The authors explain the behavioural model and the consequences of unsafe behaviour as well as the role of leadership in the development of positive changes in safety at work. Furthermore, they inform us on the tools used in safe behaviour campaigns, with special emphasis on the importance of intervening in non-safe behaviours and/or non-safe situations.
Keywords
safe behaviour; leader; intervention
Hrčak ID:
187223
URI
Publication date:
5.10.2017.
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