Attention Failures Cause Workplace Accidents: Why Workers Ignore Hazards and What To Do About It

IF 3.4 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Brian A. Anderson, Namgyun Kim, Laurent Gregoire, Niya Yan, Changbum Ryan Ahn
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Abstract

Accidents readily occur when workers are not attentive to the hazards of their work. For some professionals, such as workers in the construction and mining industry, exposure to workplace hazards occurs on a daily basis. Such repetitive exposure to workplace hazards poses unique challenges for the attention of workers. This review explores how, in the absence of negative consequences, repetitive exposure to hazards decreases attention to them. Recommendations, informed by the science of attention, suggest how to combat the tendency to ignore frequently-exposed hazards and restore worker vigilance, thereby reducing the frequency of workplace accidents. Experiential training incorporating virtual reality holds some promise.
注意力不集中导致工伤事故:工人忽视危险的原因及应对措施
如果工人不注意工作中的危险,就很容易发生事故。对于一些专业人员来说,例如建筑和采矿业的工人,每天都会接触到工作场所的危险。这种重复接触工作场所危险的情况对工人的注意力提出了独特的挑战。本综述探讨了在没有负面影响的情况下,重复接触危险如何降低对危险的注意力。根据注意力科学提出的建议,提出了如何克服忽视经常暴露的危险的倾向,恢复工人的警惕性,从而减少工伤事故的发生频率。结合虚拟现实技术的体验式培训大有可为。
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Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences Social Sciences-Public Administration
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