- Title
- Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or is it an oncoming train? : An obsession with obvious workplace hazards may blind us to approaching catastrophe
- Creator
- Young, Stephen; Blitvich, Jennifer; Naiker, Mani; Aldred, Peter
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Text; Journal article; Review
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/159089
- Identifier
- vital:11939
- Identifier
- ISSN:1837-9362
- Abstract
- A mixed method survey of owners of commercial breweries in Victoria and Tasmania (Australia) was conducted (n = 45). The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of how the breweries mitigated for the hazards they identified - in particular, asphyxiation from elevated levels of CO 2 . The survey comprised a questionnaire regarding the breweries' age, staff numbers, how brewery owners assessed a 'significant' hazard, and their methods of recognition and mitigation of the CO 2 hazard. The research methodology also encouraged and recorded qualitative responses. The research intended to gain an understanding of how the breweries mitigated for the hazards they identified - in particular, asphyxiation from elevated levels of CO 2 . Contradictions between the respondents' questionnaire (quantitative) and qualitative responses were noted. A discontinuity between the respondents' awareness of potential Class I injuries and their safety processes was discussed - in particular, the distinction between high frequency and high consequence hazards. Accordingly, the paper suggests a "polar area" graph for mapping hazards in small businesses generally, to highlight rare but potentially catastrophic injuries among known industry hazards. © CCH.
- Publisher
- CCH Australia Limited
- Relation
- Journal of Health, Safety and Environment Vol. 33, no. 1 (2017), p. 1-17
- Rights
- Copyright © CCH
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Controls; Hazards; Hierarchy; Significance
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