Management and Organizational Studies 3344A/B Study Guide - Brining

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3344A/B
• Professor: Julie Schermer

Document Summary

How to categories h&s programs: engineering interventions, focus on changing the psychical environment to reduce exposure to hazards by either providing. Ppe or redesigning the physical workplace: administrative interventions, modify procedures and exposure in the work environment job rotation, work breaks, safety officers, standard operating procedures, behavioural interventions, changing employee attitudes, knowledge or behaviour regarding occupational h&s. Safety behaviours: behaviours leading to safe performance of a particular job: targeting employee behaviours is an effective injury prevention strategy. 8 categories of behaviour that contribute to safe working performance: Safety performance = ability x motivation x opportunity. If one of these components is missing, safety performance in the workplace will not be realized. Motivation: the process that initiated, directs and sustains behaviour: some say it applies to very basic biological behaviour like eating and sleeping others say it applied to goal- directed behaviour. To modify behaviour you need to change either the antecedent or the consequence.