Date of Award
8-1985
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Dale Brethower
Second Advisor
Dr. Norm Peterson
Third Advisor
Dr. Paul Mountjoy
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Hazardous safety conditions and incidents were operationally defined for an assembly division at an automotive plant. The conditions were observed and recorded on two different employee shifts for an 11 week period. The experimental design used had three distinct phases. In the first phase baseline data were recorded on the number of hazardous safety conditions by two safety observers. In the second phase two shift supervisors used the safety checklist to record hazardous safety conditions. In the last phase data were taken but the supervisory safety checklist was not used. The data from all observations were discussed in safety meetings near the end of each shift. Results indicated that the frequency of hazardous safety conditions declined 32% for the morning shift and 21% for the afternoon shift when comparing baseline figures to those recorded during the last phase. The results indicated that the use of a safety checklist in safety meetings may be effective in reducing unsafe working conditions.
Recommended Citation
Brighton, Todd Alan, "Use of a Supervisory Safety Checklist and Safety Meetings to Reduce and Prevent Hazardous Safety Conditions in an Automotive Plant" (1985). Masters Theses. 1362.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1362