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• Supervision – adequate numbers and the competence of the supervisor to deal with safety
related behaviour (special attention to poor behaviour), for example, in an construction
company where excavation work is carried out, the availability of competent supervisor to
monitor the work to prevent human error.

• Peer group Pressure – the influence of peers may have effect on both positive and negative
safety culture.

• Resources – provision of resources to implement health and safety requirement at the
workplace, resources in terms of men, material, machines with adequate guards and protection,
appropriate Personal protective equipment.

• Worker involvement – consulting with workers on matters related to health and safety and
involving them in risk assessment or decision-making process.

• Communication – how the communication process happens in the organisation, the use of
various communication methods to convey the messages effectively to the workforce and
how the management checks the level of understanding of those messages.

• Resources – The availability of resources like, men, material and equipment. It is also important
to provide sufficient time for health and safety training.

• Training – identifying the training needs and meeting the needs to create competent workers
and fellow workers.

• Work Patterns – work timing, shifts will have effect on worker’s poor performance, as it can
lead to tired and fatigue. It also increases the risk in high risk activities.

Job Factors

The job factors that may have influence on safety related behaviour at work includes:

“Ergonomic is the study of interaction between the human, the work they do, the equipment
used, the environment in which the work being performed”.

Task - the task should be designed especially in consideration with ergonomic principles to take
into account of both human strengths and limitations. When performing a manual handling of
metal boxes from the ground and arranging it on shelves could be a repetitive task, requires the
individual to bend or stoop, the task must be suitable for the individual’s capabilities else it can
be potential to cause human errors.

Poor design of the equipment can also be potential to cause errors, for example, when operating
the machinery if the operator is unable to read to display controls due to ergonomic
consideration, it can lead to use of wrong controls. Equipment shall match the individual in
terms of design and ergonomic.

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