In the aftermath of the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988 and the subsequent inquiry and
recommendations made by Lord Cullen in 1990, there have been legislative changes and a …

In UK industry, particularly in the energy sector, there has been a movement away from
'lagging'measures of safety based on retrospective data, such as lost time accidents and …

This introductory paper to the special issue on Safety Culture considers some of the key
issues relating to the nature, measurement and utility of this concept. It argues that there are …

This chapter explores the nature and importance of safety climate in organizations.
Perceptions of safety climate can influence employees' attitudes toward safety, the way …

Definitions of safety culture abound, but they variously refer to the safety-related values,
attitudes, beliefs, risk perceptions and behaviours of all employees. This assembly may …

Safety in the chemical industry is a major issue in a thickly populated country like India. The
study was carried out to determine the safety climate factors in the chemical industry in …

This paper describes a detailed survey of attitudes towards safety at the Sellafield site of
British Nuclear Fuels in Cumbria. Focus groups were held to elicit safety-relevant beliefs …

In this theory-driven literature review we examine how leadership and emerging research in
positive organizational behaviour (POB) may inform our understanding of human …

The relationship between perception of risk and involvement in accidents is receiving
increasing attention in the offshore oil industry. A self-completion questionnaire survey was …

Workplace accidents cost organizations and the economy billions of dollars annually,
disabling and injuring millions of employees. Employee attitudes toward safety have been …