The Human Element in Safety.pdf

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The Human Elementin Safety


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Human Elements in SafetyHuman Elements in Safety

These motivate people to focus their attention and action to

try harder and to persist until a desired future state has been

reached.

The amount of effort and energy that people use to reach atarget depends on how much of a challenge the target

represents.

People wil l be reluctant to try and reach a goal that they

think is unrealistic or impossible to achieve. A specific challenging target clarifies what constitutes good

performance and removes ambiguity.


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Certain Human Elements will affect target achievement:

Peoples knowledge and abil ity

The level of achievement people aspire to

How committed people are to reaching a target

Peoples self belief that they can reach a target

Being informed about how well people are doing


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In combination, goals and feedbacks are more

powerful than either one alone.

Targets inspire people to achieve

Feedbacks tell people how well they are doing

Three forms of feedback used in Behavioral

Safety Process: Verbal- at the point of observation

Graphical - in the workplace

Weekly discussion meetings


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MANAGEMENT FUNCTION

PLANNING

LEADING ORGANIZING

CONTROLLING


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KEYS TO CONTROL PEOPLE

KYP(Know your People)

GPR(Good Personal Relations)


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HUMAN RELATIONS

-The art of getting along with people

-The process of interaction between two or morepersons during which at atmosphere of mutual

trust an understanding is created.


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THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PEOPLE

1. ATTITUDES (Good or Bad)What people think and feel

2. BEHAVIOR (Tied up with attitude)

What people say and do


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HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS

SECURITY NEEDS

SOCIAL NEEDS

EGO NEEDS

SELF-ACTUALIZATION


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HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

Physiological Needs

Hunger, thirst, excretion, rest, activity, sex, shelter, etc.Security Needs

Safety, prep. for the future, justice, comfort, self-preservation

Social Needs

Acceptance, group membership, belonging, team spirit, toleranceEgo Needs

Importance, self- respect, dignity, power, recognition, prestige,status

Self-ActualizationSelf expression (artists), use of potential,self-fulfillment,

achievement, creativity


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PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN

SAFETY

1. Individual Differences

People differ in behavior & attitudes.2. MotivationsConflicting motivations should be considered inany attempt to understand human relations.

3. EmotionsPeople frequently act at the emotional level.4. Attitudes

Closely allied to emotions.

5. Learning processDepends on the age.


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BEHAVIOR MOTIVATION

MOTIVATION is defined as inducing people to workwith will to achieve a given task.


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The objective of motivation is for us and our

subordinates to gain success where:

We develop talents

We strengthen or improve our position

We gain power

We reap honors

We win friends


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OBJECTIVE OF MOTIVATION

To improve safety performance through behaviormotivation.

All of these are nothing if we would not use the

above results of success as tools to attain or

provide HAPPINESS


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JOB MOTIVATORS

Achievement

Recognition

Work itself

Responsibility

Professional growth

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