TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1984//
TI  - Behavioural control through piece-rate wages
JO  - Journal of occupational accidents
A1  - Sundstrom-Frisk, C
SP  - 49
EP  - 59
VL  - 6
IS  - 1-3
N2  - Sundstrom-Frisk, C., 1984. Behavioural control through piece-rate wages. Journal of Occupational Accidents, 6: 49-59.Risk taking or unsafe acts are seldom followed by accidents. On the contrary, these behaviours are often associated with different kinds of rewards. When applying strategies for promoting safe behaviour, factors rewarding unsafe acts must therefore first be identified and taken into consideration. Piece rate is supposed to constitute one such factor.This paper presents accident data before and after a transition from piece-rate to timebased wages in the Swedish forestry industry. A reduction in the accident frequency and severity rates is observed. Mechanisms mediating the reduction were: reductions in stress (fewer human errors) and benefits associated with risk taking and removal of an obstacle to safety efforts.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 0376-6349
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -