Alignment to Workplace Safety Principles: An Application to Mining

摘要

Open-ended interviews were conducted with senior managers and font- line workers in a Canadian hard rock mine following the introduction of a new set of safety principles to guide employee decision-making and behavior. The interviews were transcribed and coded for statements that suggested alignment or misalignment with each principle. Results indicate that, relative to front-line workers, senior managers were significantly more aligned with principles deal- ing with injury prevention, management accountability, ad rule following.