Learning from the positive: Can non-punitive approaches encourage compliance in the construction industry?

Amy Williamson; Kerry Ann Armstrong; Jason Edwards; Patricia Obst

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Learning from the positive: Can non-punitive approaches encourage compliance in the construction industry?

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Learning from the positive: Can non-punitive approaches encourage compliance in the construction industry?

Amy Williamson, Kerry Ann Armstrong, Jason Edwards and Patricia Obst

World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, XXI (Singapore, 03-Sep-2017–06-Sep-2017)

Ministry of Manpower Services Centre

2017

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Civil Engineering

Aims: In Australia, current national policy endorses a responsive approach to work health and safety regulation, combining positive motivators (education and advice), with compliance monitoring and enforcement to encourage and secure compliance with legislation . There is limited evidence regarding how to achieve responsive regulation in practice. Using positive psychology as a novel paradigm, this study aims to investigate how the non -punitive aspects at the lowest levels of the enforcement pyramid can be improved to more effectively encourage and assist regulatory compliance and promote safety in construction . Methods: As part of a larger project, data were collected with 35 inspectorate staff and nine managers and employees from the Queensland construction industry . Using an inductive approach, qualitative investigation was conducted to identify positive psychological principles which underpin non -punitive regulatory actions .

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Title: Learning from the positive: Can non-punitive approaches encourage compliance in the construction industry?
Authors: Amy Williamson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Kerry Ann Armstrong (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Jason Edwards (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Patricia Obst (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Conference details: World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, XXI (Singapore, 03-Sep-2017–06-Sep-2017)
Publisher: Ministry of Manpower Services Centre
Date published: 2017
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450633302621
Output Type: Conference poster

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