The Safety of Work
Episodes
Ep. 35 What is the relationship between leading and lagging indicators?
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The paper we use to frame today’s discussion is Leading or Lagging? Temporal Analysis of Safety Indicators on a Large Infrastructure Construction Pr...
Ep. 34 How can practitioners find and access research?
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear our discussion and insights.Topics:Journals and how content gets submitted.Using Google Scholar instead of Google.Search tips.How to r...
Ep.33 Can institutional logics help us move beyond safety culture?
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the paper How Logical is Safety? to frame our discussion. Topics:On what institutional logic focuses.Why institutional logic gives us a fresh ...
Ep.32 If safety emerges from frontline work, then what are the regulators supposed to do?
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the paper, How Institutions Enhance Mindfulness, to help frame our discussion.Topics:Mindful organizing.How the researchers conducted their sur...
Ep.31 Do pre-surgery checklists improve patient safety outcomes?
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the papers to frame our discussion: A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness, Compliance, and Critical Factors for Implementation of Safety Che...
Ep.30 What do safety professionals believe about themselves?
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use David’s paper, Benefactor or Burden, to frame our discussion today.Topics:The distinction between role and identity.The stereotypes about the...
Ep.29 Does manual handling training work?
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the paper, What Constitutes Effective Manual Handling Training, in order to frame our discussion. The paper is a systematic review that looks ...
Ep.28 How does coordination work in incident response teams?
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave is joined by special guest, Dr. Laura Maguire, a researcher at the Cognitive Systems Engineering Lab at Ohio State University. Her recent researc...
Ep.27 What Makes Teams Effective?
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the paper, Embracing Complexity, to frame our discussion. Tune in to hear our chat about this important issue. Topics:The definition of a tea...
Ep.26 Is good safety leadership just good leadership?
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the following papers to frame our discussion: Development and Test of a Model Linking Safety Specific Transformational Leadership and Occupatio...
Ep.25 Why don't workers use reporting systems?
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave isn’t here today. Instead, Drew speaks directly with the author of the paper we intended to use to frame our discussion. Tune in to hear his di...
Ep.24 How did David Woods discover the theory of graceful extensibility?
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew isn’t here today and in his stead is Professor David Woods. Tune in to hear his discussion of graceful extensibility and how it applies to the ...
Ep.23 How do safety professionals influence?
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the following articles to frame our discussion: In Their Profession’s Service and Influencing Organizational Decision-Makers.Topics:The const...
Ep.22 Are facts or stories more effective for changing attitudes?
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Topics:Drew’s recently published paper and how it relates to this topic.Vaccinations and the current wave of anti-vaccination bias.Testing the effec...
Ep.21 How foreseeable was the Dreamworld accident?
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Topics:Divulging our potential conflicts of interest.Hindsight bias.The four different mental processes used in assessing accidents.How the raft ride ...
Ep.20 What is reality-based safety science?
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have just co-authored a paper with two other researchers and it examines the big picture of safety science. We don’t usually like to plug ourselv...
Ep.19 Is virtual reality safety training more effective?
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We chose to use two papers to frame our discussion. Those papers are Construction Safety Training Using Immersive Virtual Reality and Comparing Immer...
Ep.18 Do Powerpoint slides count as a safety hazard?
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the paper When Redundant On-Screen Text in Multimedia Technical Instruction can Interfere with Learning to frame our discussion.Topics:This pro...
Ep. 17 What did Heinrich really say?
07 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear Carsten discuss his research into Heinrich’s work.Topics:The impetus behind Carsten’s paper.What his paper covered.Why Heinrich’...
Ep.16 What can we learn from the Brady report?
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear us discuss the lessons learned from this important report.Topics:Why the Brady Report was made.The pros and cons of this type of study...
Ep. 15 Should we give prizes for safety?
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To frame our discussion, we use the papers. Motivating the Workforce and The Demotivating Effect (and Unintended Message) of Awards. Tune in to hear ...
Ep.14 What are the characteristics of a High Reliability Healthcare Organisation?
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To frame our discussion, we use the common High Reliability Organization Theory. A few people have authored papers on this topic and we will use their...
Ep. 13 Are there more accidents on friday the thirteenth?
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To frame our discussion, we decided to reference a few papers. The papers we use are Females Do Not Have More Road Accidents on Friday the 13th, Much ...
Ep.12 Is adopting a zero harm policy good for safety?
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the papers, Zero Accident, Vision-Based Strategies in Organizations; Zero Vision, Enlightenment, and Religion; and UK Construction Safety: A Ze...
Ep.11 How are trade off decisions made between production and safety?
26 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the paper, Articulating the Differences Between Safety and Resilience, in order to frame our chat.Topics:How to navigate competing operational ...
Ep.10 What helps and hinders stopping work for safety?
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The paper we use to frame today’s discussion is We Can Stop Work, but Then Nothing Gets Done.Topics:Why do workers not stop when risk is obvious?The...
Ep.9 Is there safety in numbers?
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We use the 2019 paper, Safety in Numbers, to frame this week’s discussion.Topics:The amount of exposure increases the amount of risk.Safety in Numbe...
Ep.8 Do risk matrices help us make better decisions?
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In order to guide our discussion, we will use the paper Further Thoughts on the Utilities of Risk Matrices.Topics:The risk matrix was something to use...
Ep.7 What is the relationship between safety leadership beliefs and practices?
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear us discuss the paper Site Managers and Safety Leadership in the Offshore Gas and Oil Industry and its survey’s findings.Topics:Leade...
Ep.6 What is the cost of accepting the cheapest tender?
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear us talk about how the drive to reduce costs can negatively impact safety. We frame this week’s discussion around the paper, An Indus...
Ep. 5 Can increasing uncertainty improve safety?
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear us talk about this topic in the context of the paper we chose to reference this week.Topics:Our safety practices are always about redu...
Ep.4 What is the relationship between trust and safety?
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Topics:The relationship between safety and trust is harder to define than one would expect.We use the works of one doctor to help us understand this t...
Ep.3 How do you know if your safety team is a positive influence on your safety climate?
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Topics:We often talk about how leaders affect safety, but we never think of the team.Using the research paper Improving Safety Culture Through the Hea...
Ep. 2 Why do people break rules?
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Topics:How to figure out which rules will be effective.We use the paper Catching Them at It as a framework for our discussion.Why rules are broken.Who...
Ep. 1 When do behavioural safety interventions work?
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear us discuss whether behavioral safety interventions are effective and worthwhile.Topics:We purposely picked a broad topic for this epis...
Ep. 0 Who are we?
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to an introduction to our new podcast, Safety of Work. In this podcast we will discuss how safety works. We aim to provide listeners with exam...