@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between recruitment processes, familiarity, trust, perceived risk and safety",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2009",
author="Burt, Christopher D. B. and Stevenson, R. J.",
volume="40",
number="5",
pages="365-369",
abstract="INTRODUCTION AND METHOD: Participants' perceptions of the safety-related aspects of their organization's recruitment processes were examined, as were their perceptions of safety aspects associated with new recruits. RESULTS: One hundred and fifty-four professional fire fighters indicated the trust they held in the safety-related aspects of their organizations' selection and pre-start training. Perceived trust in pre-start training was negatively correlated (r=-.24, p<.01) with the risk associated with new recruits, and positively correlated (r=.50, p<.01) with ratings of trust in recruits to immediately work safely. Furthermore, trust in recruits to immediately work safely was negatively correlated (r=-.21, p<.01) with crews' safety behavior toward recruits. CONCLUSIONS: These results are interpreted as particularly dangerous for workers, as new recruits lack familiarity with aspects of their new workplace that cannot be addressed by either selection or pre-start training, making them a risk. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: Organizations should actively identify new recruits, and encourage existing team members not to immediately trust new recruits to work safely.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2009.08.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2009.08.002"
}