@article{ref1,
title="The effect of habit as a behavioural response in risk reduction programmes",
journal="Safety science",
year="1996",
author="Clarke, S.",
volume="22",
number="1-3",
pages="163-175",
abstract="A company's decision to implement a risk reduction programme must take account of employees' behavioural responses to the target risk. Hazard reporting by train drivers is examined in semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire study. It is suggested that the behavioural response of drivers, in terms of writing a report, depends on how the hazard is perceived. The response to &quot;trivial&quot; and &quot;routine&quot; hazards is habitual non-reporting, being characterized by a lack of risk evaluation. However, hazards that are evaluated as posing a significant risk are reported. Possible ways of breaking habitual responses to hazards, using behavioural change programmes, are discussed, and it is argued that management commitment is essential for their success.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}