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#1 Posted : 10 March 2009 16:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By Son of SkyWalker Does anyone know of a good book on the Psychology of Health and Safety? Or Does anyone know of a good course on the Psychology of Health and Safety. Thanks Son of Skywalker
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#2 Posted : 10 March 2009 18:01:00(UTC)
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Posted By jervis Have you tried googles !
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#3 Posted : 10 March 2009 21:15:00(UTC)
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Posted By TonyB Hi 'SoS' Try looking under either Human Factors or Behaviour Safety. Both of these are based on psychological principles. Tony
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#4 Posted : 10 March 2009 21:24:00(UTC)
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Posted By Steve M Granger Have you tried the obvious... Behavioural safety: Kicking bad habits in the IOSH information centre on your left - here! best of all its free! see the reference section at the end for other exciting titles
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#5 Posted : 10 March 2009 22:13:00(UTC)
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Posted By John Caboche I can recommend undertaking both the AS and A level Psychology courses. I've undertaken the AS and am now studying the A level in evening classes. I found almost all of the AS useful and relevent as a safety practicioner, and pretty much all of the A level too so far. I did both of these courses in the local college for a fairly small amount of money compared to some commercially available courses out there, and would say that even the AS as a standalone wil give you valuble insights in basic psychological theories and applications. How you tie them into safety is up to you but you will certainly end up with a good store of knowledge to draw upon.
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#6 Posted : 11 March 2009 09:18:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jay Joshi For a starter, try to get hold of "Human Safety & Risk Management" by A. Ian Glendon & Eugene F. McKenna published by Chapman & Hall. This book considers major psychological and organisational issues within the framework of health and safety at work and the management of risk, extending applied knowledge from psychology and related disciplines.
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#7 Posted : 11 March 2009 11:37:00(UTC)
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Posted By David Gault I agree with some of the responses above, the HSE's information is good. If you are interested in stress try "The Stress Myth" by Serge Doublet. It isn't the best written book in the world but it does give some valid arguments against calling all forms of anxiety stress. As for what you have asked for, I you may find some of the free articles on www.psychscience.co.uk worthwhile. A blatant plug for the site... When I am back from my current trip I will check my references and send you a list of some useful books. As I always say when I post on this site - I am a psychologist based in the Midlands and by virtue of that I obviously have services to sell; but the info mentioned above is free and, in the case of the web site, is added to frequently.
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#8 Posted : 11 March 2009 13:17:00(UTC)
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Posted By Neil Budworth Hi, Any thing by James Reason is good. You can down load material on safety culture from Dominic Cooper on behaviouralsafety.com. The Affective Safety Management book from IIRSM is really good The books from BST authored by Thomas Krause are good. I hope that this helps. Best Regards Neil
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#9 Posted : 11 March 2009 15:02:00(UTC)
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Posted By Son of SkyWalker Thanks to all who responded. You have given me some good leads.
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#10 Posted : 11 March 2009 15:41:00(UTC)
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Posted By A Campbell Read a great book some time ago by a chap named Geller ( forgot his first name).. not Uri!... was interesting how to get people on board to safe working practices.
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#11 Posted : 11 March 2009 16:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul M69 I can recommend The Psychology of Safety Handbook by E. Scott Geller
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#12 Posted : 11 March 2009 17:06:00(UTC)
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Posted By Son of SkyWalker Again thanks to those who have contributed today. I also welcome more responses and this may lead to a potentially good discussion topic. Son of Skywalker
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#13 Posted : 11 March 2009 17:17:00(UTC)
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Posted By Safe System SOS - Maybe off topic slightly, but interesting none the less... Great article in Feb edition of HSW... entitled "how to win friends" - it focused on simple influencing techniques to ensure people listen to your message... it pointed towards reading the following: - Yes! 50 Secrets from the science of persuasion - NJ Goldstein, SJ Martin, RB Cialdini, profile books. - Affective Safety Management, Tim Marsh - Drop the pink Elephant, B McFarlan, Capstone
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#14 Posted : 12 March 2009 09:59:00(UTC)
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Posted By Son of SkyWalker Thanks for that.
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