Rail safety in Britain: an occupational health psychology perspective

Cox, Tom; Griffiths, Amanda; Houdmont, Jonathan

Abstract

As occupational health psychology matures, it will become involved in a more detailed way in areas ofspecific concern, and it will outgrow its recent over-dependence on a small number of very generalconcerns such as work stress and burnout. One example of all area of potential interest andopportunity is that afforded by rail safety. This paper discusses the position in Britain. It outlines thehistory and nature of safety management in the rail industry following privatisation in the 1990s. Itthen describes recent changes in safety thinking that could represent a mini-paradign shift and thatopen the door to the more active involvement of occupational health psychologists.

Citation

Cox, T., Griffiths, A., & Houdmont, J. (2003). Rail safety in Britain: an occupational health psychology perspective. Work and Stress, 17(2), 103-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678370310001603418

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Nov 26, 2010
• Publication Date: 2003
• Deposit Date: Feb 9, 2025
• Journal: Work & Stress
• Print ISSN: 0267-8373
• Electronic ISSN: 1464-5335
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 103-108
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678370310001603418
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/25390505
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02678370310001603418