Participant information and consent 

 

You are invited to participate in a research project which seeks to identify the impact of COVID 19 on safety performance in the mining industry in Western Australia. You have been selected to participate in the research because you are a safety professional working in the mining industry in Western Australia.  

 

Your involvement in this research is voluntary and you can cease to participate at any time.  The information you provide is anonymous.   

 

By answering question one of the survey, you agree to participate and acknowledge that you:

·       have been provided with a copy of the Participant information & consent letter, explaining the research study 

·       have read and understood the information provided 

·       have been given the opportunity to ask questions and have had questions answered to your satisfaction

·       can contact the research team if you have any additional questions

·       understand that participation in the research project will involve completing a survey

·       understand that the responses are anonymous

·       understand that you are free to withdraw from further participation at any time, without explanation or penalty

·       freely agree to participate in the project

 

Click the link to access the Participant information & consent letter .  

Thank you,   

Tanya Jenke

Chief Investigator

 

Email: Tbose0@our.ecu.edu.au

Which of the following is closest to your role title today?
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Which factor do you think has made the most impact on safety performance in your organisation in 2020 (check all that apply)
Please rank the factors from 1 to 11 by dragging and dropping, which had the most impact on safety performance on your organisation in 2020.  1 being the most impactful and 11 being the least impactful.  
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Please read the question and select one of the numbers between 1 and 10
  • Reactive e.g. lots of equipment failure, poor availability
  • Some preventive and some reactive
  • Preventive e.g. high reliability equipment
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  • Poor e.g. design caused incidents
  • Design has contributed to some incidents, or, increased risk
  • Excellent e.g. design eliminates or minimises risk of incident
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  • Poor, high risk is accepted e.g. warnings such as alarms and repeat incidents have been ignored
  • Sometimes high risk is tolerated e.g. we can cut corners
  • Excellent, high risk is not accepted e.g. warnings are acted upon
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  • Never
  • Sometimes e.g. if resources are available
  • Regularly or always e.g. they are treated equally to actual incidents
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  • No, we haven’t completed risk assessments
  • Some tasks have risk assessments with effective controls
  • Yes, all tasks have risk assessments with effective controls
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  • Poor e.g. not used or valued, ineffective
  • Some parts are useful and effective but need improvement
  • Excellent, customised to the organisation and integrated with other systems
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  • No, there is not an effective review process
  • I know several sections are not up to date
  • Yes e.g. audits, monitoring and reviews keep it up to date
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  • Yes e.g. production is a priority which encourages unsafe shortcuts
  • Sometimes e.g. I may be worried about stopping production for a safety issue
  • No e.g. I can stop production due to a safety issue and would feel supported if I did
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  • No e.g. there are omissions, ambiguities, failure to specify requirements
  • Some of it is adequate
  • Yes e.g. it sets comprehensive, clear requirements
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  • No e.g. we never have any contact, low benefit
  • Probably not e.g. some contact with inspectors, some benefit
  • Yes e.g. Inspectors' contact has improved compliance
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  • Poor e.g. there is no trust, poor communication
  • Satisfactory e.g. could be improved
  • Excellent e.g. a great place to work, strong culture, good communication
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  • Not at all e.g. unprepared and/or under resourced
  • There is room for improvement e.g. some systems or preparation
  • Well prepared e.g. the emergency team is well trained and equipped
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  • No e.g. we have many outstanding safety issues
  • Sometimes e.g. most issues are addressed
  • Yes e.g. all safety issues are addressed
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  • Non-compliant e.g. we know there are areas we need to look at
  • Some e.g. we are working through outstanding compliance issues
  • Compliant e.g. we are confident we comply with the legislation
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  • Poor e.g. they are difficult to read, understand
  • Variable e.g. some are OK others not clear
  • Excellent e.g. they communicate clearly and concisely
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  • Poor e.g. I know many incidents are not reported
  • Fair e.g. most incidents are reported
  • Excellent e.g. I am confident all incidents are reported
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Do you think the higher penalties introduced in October 2018 will impact your organisation's performance?
Do you believe the treat of jail time will deter your organisation from violating workplace health and safety laws?