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#1 Posted : 17 June 2009 12:11:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robert_N I would like everyone's take on the benefits and pit falls for the use of a health and safety questionnaire? Many thanks
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#2 Posted : 17 June 2009 13:09:00(UTC)
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Posted By Coshh Assessor That will depend on what sort of health and safety questionnaire it is - i.e. who is being asked to answer it and what you will use the answers for.
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#3 Posted : 17 June 2009 13:16:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ron Hunter And the competency of those assessing the response & evidence submitted.
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#4 Posted : 17 June 2009 14:25:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robert_N The whole work force will be asked including the employees of the sharing company. The answers will be sent to head office as they carry out questionnaires from time to time and aways give a good break down of the information.
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#5 Posted : 17 June 2009 14:33:00(UTC)
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Posted By Karen Todd Is it mandatory? If not, and you get a low response rate, you might especially need to 'validate' the data you do get, e.g. through focus groups. KT
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#6 Posted : 17 June 2009 14:40:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robert_N I have started this action with the mind set that the first one will give us a level to start with to build on. The safety culture should be highlighted with this so if it gives us a dark picture then we can create an action plan to fix any issues or reduce there impact. The H&S committee will be involved as will other groups.
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#7 Posted : 17 June 2009 15:01:00(UTC)
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Posted By safetyamateur Have to say that, in my experience, they're one of the most unreliable ways of gauging culture, understanding, whatever. And whoever wants to can emphasise what suits them from the results. They infuriate me.
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#8 Posted : 17 June 2009 15:06:00(UTC)
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Posted By NJS To be hinest I don't like questionnaires, they are so subjective. They depend on subjects motivation, honesty, memory, and ability to respond. Subjects may not be aware of their reasons for any given action. They may have forgotten their reasons. They may not be motivated to give accurate answers, in fact, they may be motivated to give answers that present themselves in a favorable light. Structured surveys are even worse particularly those with closed ended questions, which have low validity when researching affective variables.
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#9 Posted : 17 June 2009 15:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By NJS Honest not hinest!!!! argh, its only wednesday!
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