Journal article
Systems thinking applied to safety during manual handling tasks in the transport and storage industry
Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.68, pp.181-191
2014
Abstract
Injuries resulting from manual handling tasks represent an on-going problem for the transport and storage industry. This article describes an application of a systems theory-based approach, Rasmussen's (1997) risk management framework, to the analysis of the factors influencing safety during manual handling activities in a freight handling organisation. Observations of manual handling activities, cognitive decision method interviews with workers (n = 27) and interviews with managers (n = 35) were used to gather information about three manual handling activities. Hierarchical task analysis and thematic analysis were used to identify potential risk factors and performance shaping factors across the levels of Rasmussen's framework. These different data sources were then integrated using Rasmussen's Accimap technique to provide an overall analysis of the factors influencing safety during manual handling activities in this context. The findings demonstrate how a systems theory-based approach can be applied to this domain, and suggest that policy-orientated, rather than worker-orientated, changes are required to prevent future manual handling injuries.
Details
- Title
- Systems thinking applied to safety during manual handling tasks in the transport and storage industry
- Authors
- Natassia Goode (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessPaul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessMichael G Lenne (Author) - Monash UniversityPeter Hillard (Author) - Monash University
- Publication details
- Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.68, pp.181-191
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aap.2013.09.025
- ISSN
- 0001-4575; 0001-4575
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449098802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
- Research Statement
- false
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