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Psychological, Behavioral, and Organizational Factors Affecting Coal Miner Safety and Health.

PB275599

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Pfiefer, C. M.; Stefanski, J. L.; Grether, C. B.
Page Count	330
Abstract	The report represents the first wide-scale survey of the coal industry with regard to psychological, behavioral, and organizational variables which may have an impact on safety and health in the mines. Fifteen pairs of mines were selected for inclusion in the survey, with one high-accident mine and one low-accident mine in each pair. Responses of personnel in high-accident mines were compared with responses of personnel in low-accident mines. Separate survey instruments were developed for use with each of seven distinct samples: underground miners, above-ground miners, union officials, foremen, safety directors, managers, and miners' wives. Survey results indicated that a number of alternative strategies are worth exploring in an attempt to further reduce accidents and illness in the coal industry. These strategies include organizational development techniques, work organization, training, behavioral programs to increase the frequency of safe job behaviors, redesign of safety equipment, improvements in company safety programs, and programs to reduce occupational stress.
Keywords	Coal mining Industrial hygiene Questionnaires Characteristics Tables(Data) Sociopsychological surveys Accident investigations Industrial accidents Accident prevention Data collection Data processing Recommendations Occupational diseases Preventive medicine Safety engineering Industrial psychology Industrial management Stress(Psychology) Human factors engineering Attitudes Job satisfaction Occupational safety and health Employee health programs Occupational health services
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 48A - Mineral Industries 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 92B - Psychology
Corporate Authors	Westinghouse Behavioral Service Center, Columbia, Md.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197807
Contract Number	PHS-HSM-99-72-151

Psychological, Behavioral, and Organizational Factors Affecting Coal Miner Safety and Health.

Psychological, Behavioral, and Organizational Factors Affecting Coal Miner Safety and Health.
PB275599

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Pfiefer, C. M.; Stefanski, J. L.; Grether, C. B.
Page Count	330
Abstract	The report represents the first wide-scale survey of the coal industry with regard to psychological, behavioral, and organizational variables which may have an impact on safety and health in the mines. Fifteen pairs of mines were selected for inclusion in the survey, with one high-accident mine and one low-accident mine in each pair. Responses of personnel in high-accident mines were compared with responses of personnel in low-accident mines. Separate survey instruments were developed for use with each of seven distinct samples: underground miners, above-ground miners, union officials, foremen, safety directors, managers, and miners' wives. Survey results indicated that a number of alternative strategies are worth exploring in an attempt to further reduce accidents and illness in the coal industry. These strategies include organizational development techniques, work organization, training, behavioral programs to increase the frequency of safe job behaviors, redesign of safety equipment, improvements in company safety programs, and programs to reduce occupational stress.
Keywords	Coal mining Industrial hygiene Questionnaires Characteristics Tables(Data) Sociopsychological surveys Accident investigations Industrial accidents Accident prevention Data collection Data processing Recommendations Occupational diseases Preventive medicine Safety engineering Industrial psychology Industrial management Stress(Psychology) Human factors engineering Attitudes Job satisfaction Occupational safety and health Employee health programs Occupational health services
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 48A - Mineral Industries 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 92B - Psychology
Corporate Authors	Westinghouse Behavioral Service Center, Columbia, Md.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197807
Contract Number	PHS-HSM-99-72-151