Comments on: Attitudinal survey has promise but the restriction of data stifles discussion https://safetyatworkblog.com/2013/11/21/attitudinal-survey-has-promise-but-the-restriction-of-data-stifles-discussion/ Award winning news, commentary and opinion on workplace health and safety Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: BHUPENDRA LAPSIWALA https://safetyatworkblog.com/2013/11/21/attitudinal-survey-has-promise-but-the-restriction-of-data-stifles-discussion/#comment-5922 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:23:14 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.com/?p=12237#comment-5922 Why harassment, discrimination and bullying takes place at work place?
The main reason is senior want to prove their superiority by generating inferiority complex in their juniors.
The second reason is the seniors believe that they only have the contributory cause;in the progress; by virtue of their length of experience in comparison juniors,without recognizing the potential of juniors.
The third reason is that they are afraid of the juniors talents and vibrancy may overshadow them.
The fourth reason the seniors want them to be demoralized and they don\’t have the rival.
The fifth reason they believe master – slave relationship and not the team spirit.
The sixth reason they are by nature, demanding the respect and have lack of earning the respect.

]]> By: Kevin Jones https://safetyatworkblog.com/2013/11/21/attitudinal-survey-has-promise-but-the-restriction-of-data-stifles-discussion/#comment-5921 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:35:28 +0000 http://safetyatworkblog.com/?p=12237#comment-5921 Since writing this article yesterday I have been wondering whether it would be possible to investigate the available workplace injury data in the context of the questions asked in this survey and some of its results, particularly the hypothesis put forward by Ian Forsyth.

Given that there is a lot of attention being given to busting OHS myths, especially in the UK, perhaps we should be investigating these sorts of hypotheses. OHS decisions are often made on anecdotal evidence but this is far from evidence-based decision making. Anecdotal evidence, perception surveys, and OHS hypotheses deserve analysis.

Academic researchers may say that such investigation is already occurring, and I don\’t doubt this, but perhaps we should be looking at an investigation method that does not have to jump through the grants and fundings processes that bog down the reearch process.

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