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“In spite of careful guarding of equipment, regulation and precautions in general, it is estimated that there are 20,000 deaths a year from accidents [in the workplace] in Britain and ten times that number are injured and need admission to hospital” (Scott, 1970, pp55)
There are several reasons behind accidents occurring in the workplace. ... Social cognitive aspects are therefore extremely relevant to the workplace. ... stereotypes), and scripts (expectations), are also applicable in modelling workplace design. ... Pressure from senior management regarding targets put the workforce under stress and almost encourage unsafe behaviour. ... (Peters, 2003)
So, in conclusion of safety management, it is clear that the physically related factors that affect cognition such as lighting, heating, and noise are relatively easy to confront.
Approximate Word count = 1613 Approximate Pages = 6.5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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