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Partnering for workplace health and safety

journal contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Verna Blewett, J Dorrian
Worker involvement in decision-making about the workplace can improve safety, health, productivity and the quality of organizational outputs. Australian work health and safety (WHS) legislation mandates worker involvement and gives elected Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) specific powers, but there has been limited research about the impact of that regulatory framework on the nature, quality and outcomes of worker involvement. As part of a wider review of worker representation in WHS, we investigated the role and impact (positive and negative) of elected HSRs on WHS] in South Australia using a newly-constructed survey instrument. This paper reports on the development of the instrument and the initial findings of the research. The initial survey dimensions and items were developed from earlier research on consultation in South Australia and were refined and validated through this research. The survey has 9 constructs and 61 items and has both face validity and high internal consistency. This research is a step forward for researchers and policy makers seeking a means of determining the effectiveness of worker participation in WHS. It provides an instrument, pilot baseline data and a method that could beused internationally to enable this assessment.

Funding

Category 2 - Other Public Sector Grants Category

History

Volume

41

Issue

S1

Start Page

2753

End Page

2756

Number of Pages

4

ISSN

1051-9815

Location

Netherlands

Publisher

IOS Press

Language

en-aus

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

Appleton Institute for Behavioural Sciences; Appleton Institute for Behavioural Sciences; School of Psychology;

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Work : a journal of prevention, assessment and rehabilitation.