ADMS 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Reinforcement, Human Behaviour

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 3400
• Professor: Gary Blake

Document Summary

Lecture 12: health and safety management and motivating safety behaviours. Safety behaviours: lead to safe performance of job; impact overall safety. Safety climate/culture: shared perception of importance of safety in workplace, everyone needs to be involved in h&s focus on values of h&s. Safety compliance: ee follows safety rules & procedure, need good safety culture. Safety initiatives: ee go beyond compliance & actively improve safety, person w/ idea & suggestion to increase productivity & quality. Safety performance: ability (x) motivation (x) opportunity (need to have all factors or doesn"t work) (a) knowledge, skills abilities to do job (m) use k&s for safe performance (o) is org supportive & encouraging safe work. Core elements in successful safety programs: culture that says safety important in workplace (everyone working together, tight accountability system (h&s mgmt. system where everyone knows role & responsibilities) Know what has to be done for safe workplace. Attitude towards task will begin to change.