Thinking Drives Behaviour!

Safety thinking is comprised of a combination of several cognitive constructs or “attitudes” that drive safety behaviour.

Safety Attitudes consist of individual but related ideas and beliefs, about safety, usually acquired and reinforced through experience and exposure to people and events that have helped shaped them.

Through many years of professional assessment and  research the following core safety attitudes underpinning safety judgment and behaviour have been identified.

An individual’s personal or psychological safety awareness is determined by how developed each attitude is individually and how they operate in combination.

Core Safety Constructs:

• PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONTROL
  Accepting Responsibility for Safety
  Rational Thinking and Judgment
  
  
• RISK AWARENESS AND AVOIDANCE
  Developing Risk Perception
  Personal Safety Commitment
  
  
• STRESS AND FATIGUE TOLERANCE
  Personal Stress Awareness
  Stress Avoidance Strategies
  
  
• OPERATOR DRIVER ATTITUDE
  Professional Attitudes
  Hazard Awareness
  Safety Commitment
  Systems Compliance
  
  
• PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION
  Quality Control
  Error Avoidance
  Quality Skills
  Continuous Improvement