TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Accident-prone norms: implications for clinical laboratories. A methods for examining groups norms and interaction networks
JO  - Clinical laboratory management review : official publication of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association / CLMA
A1  - Pruchansky, N. R.
A1  - Gallagher, P. M.
SP  - 166
EP  - 7, 170
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
N2  - Employee accidents are a costly problem for clinical laboratories. Consequently, investigation and prevention of accidents are integral parts of the clinical laboratory manager's job. There are a wide variety of traditional modes of accident research; however, they usually do not include investigations of work group norms and interaction networks. Group norms that contradict formal safety norms can arise in clinical laboratory work groups. These accident-prone norms often result in problematic procedures and activities. Examples of these accident-prone norms include: failure to use safety equipment, failure to follow safety procedures, alcohol or drug use on the job, failure to pass on information about equipment problems, and failure to report job-related accidents. These norms are frequently transmitted through interaction networks. Sociometric techniques can provide insights about the networks and can be used to develop solutions to accident-prone norms.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0888-7950
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -