Exam 10: Motivating Safety Behaviour at Work

Which of the following represents a behavioural intervention for improving occupational health and safety?

In the multi-tasking world that we live in today, why is goal setting even more important than ever?

Read the following scenario and answer questions. Working for an oil drilling company in the oil sands region of northern Alberta can be very lucrative, even for workers in entry level jobs. Workers have moved to Fort McMurray and other northern Alberta towns in the thousands, from all over Canada and even from overseas. However, the work is demanding and the climate ranges from very hot to extremely cold. Oil drilling crews need to work as quickly and as efficiently as possible as every hour of operation represents a sizeable investment in machinery, labour, and land lease costs. Crews have to move regularly from one site to another site because either the well goes into production or the well comes up dry. Oil drilling companies tend to be very safety conscious because of the hazardous nature of the work; it is not uncommon for workers to experience injuries to extremities (arms, legs, hands, and feet) as well as blows to the head. Fatalities are less common but not unknown. -Given that engineering interventions are not always possible in this type of work, what would be the next best way of protecting oil rig workers?

What is a contribution that senior management can make to ensure that their organization will have a strong safety climate?

Compliance with CSA Standard Z1000-06 is voluntary in Canada.

Which of the following is a dimension for characterizing behavioural consequences?

Safety goals should be set by management based on past records of incidents and injuries.

Safety climate perceptions are only effective in predicting current behaviour.

According to the reinforcement theory of safety, what do organizations need to do to improve poor safety behaviour?

What theory explains how we can motivate safe behaviour by recognizing that people are motivated by different things?

A difficult safety goal can undermine the safety program by causing employees to under-report incidents.

Having a documented Occupational Health and Safety Management System will not reduce civil or criminal penalties if the company is taken to court on a criminal charge under Bill C-45.

Read the following scenario and answer questions. Working for an oil drilling company in the oil sands region of northern Alberta can be very lucrative, even for workers in entry level jobs. Workers have moved to Fort McMurray and other northern Alberta towns in the thousands, from all over Canada and even from overseas. However, the work is demanding and the climate ranges from very hot to extremely cold. Oil drilling crews need to work as quickly and as efficiently as possible as every hour of operation represents a sizeable investment in machinery, labour, and land lease costs. Crews have to move regularly from one site to another site because either the well goes into production or the well comes up dry. Oil drilling companies tend to be very safety conscious because of the hazardous nature of the work; it is not uncommon for workers to experience injuries to extremities (arms, legs, hands, and feet) as well as blows to the head. Fatalities are less common but not unknown. -What action can management take in the planning stage of their OHSMS to prepare for the worker training that they will deliver in the subsequent stage?

Elinor has the chance to earn a gift certificate for any Swiss Chalet restaurant if her department has over 90% use of safety glasses in the last six months. According to motivational theory what type of reward is this?

Senior managers should participate in occupational health and safety training programs as part of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System.

What goal-setting technique explained why a larger proportion of one group of university staff members attended a health and safety training session, compared to the lower attendance seen in a second group of staff members?

According to research, what is the means through which an organization's safety promotion activities produce safer work behaviour?

Read the following scenario and answer questions. Working for an oil drilling company in the oil sands region of northern Alberta can be very lucrative, even for workers in entry level jobs. Workers have moved to Fort McMurray and other northern Alberta towns in the thousands, from all over Canada and even from overseas. However, the work is demanding and the climate ranges from very hot to extremely cold. Oil drilling crews need to work as quickly and as efficiently as possible as every hour of operation represents a sizeable investment in machinery, labour, and land lease costs. Crews have to move regularly from one site to another site because either the well goes into production or the well comes up dry. Oil drilling companies tend to be very safety conscious because of the hazardous nature of the work; it is not uncommon for workers to experience injuries to extremities (arms, legs, hands, and feet) as well as blows to the head. Fatalities are less common but not unknown. -According to research, who will have the most influence on new oil workers' attitudes about the safety climate on the rig?

Reinforcement theory focuses on the power of internal rewards and punishment in the motivation of behaviour.

When planning behaviour-based safety programs that include incentives, what do planners need to ensure?