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A safety self-management intervention for mining operations.

Jeffrey S Hickman1, E Scott Geller

  • 1Center for Applied Behavior Systems, 202 Williams Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0436, USA. jehickman@vt.edu

Journal of Safety Research
|September 10, 2003
PubMed
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Safety self-management training significantly increased safe work practices in mining operations. This process empowers isolated workers to systematically observe and improve their safety behaviors.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Behavioral Science
  • Mining Engineering

Background:

  • Mining operations often involve workers in isolated roles with limited direct supervision.
  • Enhancing safety-related work practices is crucial for preventing accidents in high-risk environments.
  • Self-management strategies offer a potential solution for improving safety in such conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a safety self-management process in increasing safety-related work practices among miners.
  • To determine if self-monitoring of safety behaviors impacts adherence to safety protocols.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-experimental field study involving 15 miners over a 7-week baseline period.
  • Intervention included safety self-management training and education.

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  • Two conditions: prebehavior (recording intentions before shift) and postbehavior (recording behaviors after shift).

    • Main Results:

    • Safety self-management significantly increased the frequency of safety-related behaviors (p<.05).
    • The prebehavior group showed a 34.8% increase in mean percent safe scores.
    • The postbehavior group demonstrated a 40.1% increase in mean percent safe scores.

    Conclusions:

    • Safety self-management is an effective intervention for improving safety practices in mining.
    • Workers in isolated roles or with minimal oversight can benefit from systematic self-observation.
    • This approach offers a scalable method for enhancing safety culture in industries with dispersed workforces.