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原文传递 Multi-Perspective Study on Safety Performance at the Colorado DOT.

题名：	Multi-Perspective Study on Safety Performance at the Colorado DOT.
作者：	Chinowsky, P. S.
关键词：	Safety management, Safety performance, Safety, Culture, Field operations, Safety efforts, Implementation, Recommendatiions, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
摘要：	This is the second of a two-part research effort to determine how to improve the effectiveness of CDOT safety efforts. This effort focuses on the safety culture within CDOT and the effectiveness of the CDOT safety programs on improving safety culture. The study used a survey approach based on interviews with senior safety officials to determine the scope of the survey questions. The survey was distributed to all five regions and to job classifications that included both field crews and supervisory personnel. The survey received 470 responses including a distribution horizontally across the regions and vertically across the job classifications. The survey also received 341 open-ended comments concerning worker perspectives on the CDOT safety culture. The critical conclusions from the data showed that there exists a variation between regions in terms of the current safety culture and these variations exist between supervisory and field crew job classifications. Additionally, mixed opinions exist as to whether safety practices are changing within CDOT. Field crews believe they are provided with proper safety equipment and feel comfortable talking about safety, but these same crews do not necessarily believe that supervisory personnel will act on safety concerns. This leads to an overall perception of safety culture at CDOT that is consistent across the regions at about a 7 out of 10. Based on the survey results, it is recommended that CDOT continue to engage in culture enhancement activities. Of particular importance is the continued discussion of the Excellence in Safety program and the undertaking of a follow-up effort to understand why specific regions have a higher level of implementation and change than others. Additionally, the effort needs to focus on understanding the differences in perception between supervisory and field crew personnel.
报告类型：	科技报告