Citation

Mosher GA, Keren N, Freeman SA, Hurburgh CR. J. Agric. Saf. Health 2014; 20(2): 91-107.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Society of Agricultural Engineers)

DOI

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PMID

24897917

Abstract

Human factors play an important role in the management of occupational safety, especially in high-hazard workplaces such as commercial grain-handling facilities. Employee decision-making patterns represent an essential component of the safety system within a work environment. This research describes the process used to create a safety decision-making scenario to measure the process that grain-handling employees used to make choices in a safety-related work task. A sample of 160 employees completed safety decision-making simulations based on a hypothetical but realistic scenario in a grain-handling environment. Their choices and the information they used to make their choices were recorded. Although the employees emphasized safety information in their decision-making process, not all of their choices were safe choices. Factors influencing their choices are discussed, and implications for industry, management, and workers are shared.

Language: en