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Moving From Contractor To Owner Operator: Impact On Safety Culture; A Case Study, Susanne Bahn
Moving From Contractor To Owner Operator: Impact On Safety Culture; A Case Study, Susanne Bahn
Research outputs 2012
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether a change in staffing contractual arrangements, specific training in hazard identification, mentoring of supervisors and the introduction of a robust safety system could improve an organisation's safety culture. How safety conditions change under contracted out labour compared to direct labour and the influence that contracting out has on organisational safety culture is explored. Design/methodology/approach – The study used a case study methodology to detail how the change occurred over a six month period in 2011. As part of the analysis a model of the change process and push-pull factors …