Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining Reports
Background: In the mining industry, various methods of accident analysis have utilized official accident investigations to try and establish broader causation mechanisms. An emerging area of interest is identifying the extent to which cultural influences, such as safety culture, are acting as driver...
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| author | Emily J. Tetzlaff Katie A. Goggins Ann L. Pegoraro Sandra C. Dorman Vic Pakalnis Tammy R. Eger |
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| description | Background: In the mining industry, various methods of accident analysis have utilized official accident investigations to try and establish broader causation mechanisms. An emerging area of interest is identifying the extent to which cultural influences, such as safety culture, are acting as drivers in the reoccurrence of accidents. Thus, the overall objective of this study was to analyze occupational health and safety (OHS) reports in mining to investigate if/how safety culture has historically been framed in the mining industry, as it relates to accident causation. Methods: Using a computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software, 34 definitions of safety culture were analyzed to highlight key terms. Based on word count and contextual relevance, 26 key terms were captured. Ten OHS reports were then analyzed via an inductive thematic analysis, using the key terms. This analysis provided a concept map representing the 50-year data set and facilitated the use of text framing to highlight safety culture in the selected OHS mining reports. Results: Overall, 954 references and six themes, safety culture, attitude, competence, belief, patterns, and norms, were identified in the data set. Of the 26 key terms originally identified, 24 of them were captured within the text. The results made evident two distinct frames in which to interpret the data: the role of the individual and the role of the organization, in safety culture. Conclusion: Unless efforts are made to understand and alter cultural drivers and share these findings within and across industries, the same accidents are likely to continue to occur. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ad17d3371c74300a80ec96397aa18dc2023-09-02T21:08:06ZengElsevierSafety and Health at Work2093-79112021-06-01122201208Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining ReportsEmily J. Tetzlaff0Katie A. Goggins1Ann L. Pegoraro2Sandra C. Dorman3Vic Pakalnis4Tammy R. Eger5Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada; School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada; Corresponding author. Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada.Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada; Bharti School of Engineering, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, CanadaCentre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada; School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, CanadaCentre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada; School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, CanadaRadiation Safety Institute of Canada, 100 Sheppard Ave. East, Suite 760, North York, ON, M2N 6N5, CanadaCentre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada; School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, CanadaBackground: In the mining industry, various methods of accident analysis have utilized official accident investigations to try and establish broader causation mechanisms. An emerging area of interest is identifying the extent to which cultural influences, such as safety culture, are acting as drivers in the reoccurrence of accidents. Thus, the overall objective of this study was to analyze occupational health and safety (OHS) reports in mining to investigate if/how safety culture has historically been framed in the mining industry, as it relates to accident causation. Methods: Using a computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software, 34 definitions of safety culture were analyzed to highlight key terms. Based on word count and contextual relevance, 26 key terms were captured. Ten OHS reports were then analyzed via an inductive thematic analysis, using the key terms. This analysis provided a concept map representing the 50-year data set and facilitated the use of text framing to highlight safety culture in the selected OHS mining reports. Results: Overall, 954 references and six themes, safety culture, attitude, competence, belief, patterns, and norms, were identified in the data set. Of the 26 key terms originally identified, 24 of them were captured within the text. The results made evident two distinct frames in which to interpret the data: the role of the individual and the role of the organization, in safety culture. Conclusion: Unless efforts are made to understand and alter cultural drivers and share these findings within and across industries, the same accidents are likely to continue to occur.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791120303620AccidentsMiningOccupational health and safety (OHS)Post-investigation reportsSafety culture |
| spellingShingle | Emily J. Tetzlaff Katie A. Goggins Ann L. Pegoraro Sandra C. Dorman Vic Pakalnis Tammy R. Eger Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining Reports Safety and Health at Work Accidents Mining Occupational health and safety (OHS) Post-investigation reports Safety culture |
| title | Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining Reports |
| title_full | Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining Reports |
| title_fullStr | Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining Reports |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining Reports |
| title_short | Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining Reports |
| title_sort | safety culture a retrospective analysis of occupational health and safety mining reports |
| topic | Accidents Mining Occupational health and safety (OHS) Post-investigation reports Safety culture |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791120303620 |
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