Child Care Work: Organizational Culture and Health and Safety

Organizational Culture and Safety

“..only a fool perseveres in error.” Cicero. Humans will break the most advanced technological devices and override safety and security systems if they are given the latitude. Within the workplace, the operator may be just one of several factors in causing accidents or making risky decisions. Other variables considered for their involvement in the negative and often catastrophic outcomes includ...

Gendered organizational culture in child protection social work.

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Learning about patient safety: organizational context and culture in the education of health care professionals.

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the formal and informal ways pre-registration students from medicine, nursing, physiotherapy and pharmacy learn about keeping patients safe. This paper gives an overview of the study and explores findings in relation to organizational context and culture. METHODS The study employed a phased design using multiple qualitative methods. The overall approach drew...

Organizational Mindfulness: Safety Culture and Change Management

Organizational safety climate and work experience.

The study examined the relationships between work experience and (a) safety perceptions, (b) job satisfaction, (c) compliance with safety management policies and (d) accident frequency. Participants were Ghanaian industrial workers (N = 320). They were divided into 2 cohorts: experienced and inexperienced workers. Workplace safety perceptions were assessed with Hayes et al.'s 50-item work safet...