WHEN RULES ARE NOT ENOUGH: SAFETY REGULATION AND SAFETY CULTURE IN THE COMMERCIAL DRIVING CONTEXT
This paper explores the role of safety culture and the psychological contract in the promotion of safety in commercial driving. It proposes that road safety should be viewed as a central aspect of workplace safety in the case of organisations where driving forms a substantial part of the work routine. The paper argues that, given the high level of task related autonomy in the commercial driving role, support for safe behaviour is a particularly important component of safety management strategies. It suggests that in order to achieve this, such strategies should give attention to the issues of culture and the psychological contract and that the framework of safety legislation in Australia reinforces such an approach. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E206263.
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Corporate Authors:
INSURANCE COMMISSION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
221 ST GEORGES TERRACE
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia 6000ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
441 MURRAY STREET
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia 6000 -
Authors:
- SULLY, M
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 2001-8-31
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 20 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Conferences; Drivers; Education; Health; Legislation; Management; Occupations; Psychology; Safety; Vehicles; Workplaces
- Uncontrolled Terms: Change
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8006: Australia; 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 2284: Education; 2144: Health; 1556: Legislation; 9048: Modification; 2271: Occupation; 2255: Psychology; 1665: Safety; 1255: Vehicle; 300: Workplace
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00937389
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 5 2003 12:00AM