SAFETY PSYCHOLOGY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

This paper reviews the major concepts and trends in safety psychology under four headings: 1. Personal factors affecting the causation of accidents; 2. Environmental factors affecting accident causation; 3. Theories in safety psychology; and 4. Research problems in safety psychology. The most important conclusion reached, is that safety psychology lacks a theoretical framework which is necessary for both predicting accidents before they occur and as a cohesive force for drawing together the immense amount of information that is available in the field of safety. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Aston University, England

  Department of Applied Psychology, Gosta Green
  Birmingham B4 7ET,   England 
• Authors:
  • Dunn, J G
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bibliographies; Crash causes; Environmental impacts; Forecasting; Human factors; Psychological aspects; Psychology; Reviews; Safety
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141977
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: AP35
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM