Interpersonal Fear Undermines Workplace Hazard Identification And Reporting
Researchers surveyed more than 4,600 workers and analyzed thousands of incident reports across five mine sites and over 100 mining and contractor companies, reporting that interpersonal fear strongly reduces hazard identification and reporting. They found management dismissiveness, lack of follow-up and insufficient training particularly affected contractors, and recommend leaders improve psychological safety by listening, following up and addressing cultural barriers.
Key Points
- 1Surveyed 4,600+ workers and analyzed thousands of incident reports across five mine sites and 100+ companies
- 2Identified interpersonal fear as a strong predictor of hazard non-reporting and withheld safety information
- 3Recommend leaders foster psychological safety via listening, follow-up, training, and addressing managerial dismissiveness
Scoring Rationale
Strong empirical evidence and practical leadership guidance, limited by sector focus and limited external replication.
Sources
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