Personal responsibility perception

While some researchers feel that individual components making up the sensory response need to be characterized (9), others feel that methods dealing with the composite sensation are more appropriate. For this reason methods which do not rely on internal representation of terms have been applied. One such method is multidimensional scaling (MBS), which treats data based on a persons total perception of the dissimilarity between objects.(10)... 

Techniques that allow each individual to assess specific perceived risk and hazard identification with a practical method to prioritize issues. Refer to Chapter 9, Risk Perception— Defining How to Identify Personal Responsibility . 

For hazard and associated risk issues and problems, the regular chain of command may not respond fast enough to respond to the critical nature of the issue. Historical examples of these issues are the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters. An open door policy and procedures that allow unresolved high hazard and risk information to move rapidly to senior leadership should be in place. Essentially, a way to short circuit and bypass normal communication channels is needed. Refer to Chapter 9, Risk Perception—Defining How to Identify Personal Responsibility . 

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As discussed in Chapter 9, Risk Perception—Defining How to Identify Personal Responsibility , if no agreement is reached, the next level of management is contacted and a second discussion begins. The intent of having these discussions is to reduce the potential and probability that employees will continue to operate machinery or equipment that is not functioning as intended and believe they have no alternative but to use the machinery or equipment in an unsafe condition. 

In this stage you ask yourself, "Is it my responsibility to intervene " The answer would be obvious if you were the only witness to a situation you perceive as an emergency. However, you might not answer "yes" to tiris question when you know that other people are also observing the emergency or the safety hazard. In this case, you have reason to believe someone else will intervene, perhaps a person more capable than you. This perception relieves you of personal responsibility, but what happens when everyone believes the other guy will take care of it This is likely what happened in the Kitty Genovese and Deletha Word incidents and many other tragedies just like these. 

It is possible to decrease blind compliance to rules that foster at-risk behavior by manipulating factors found to decrease social loafing. Thus, workplace interventions and action plans need to be implemented with the aim of increasing an individual s perception of individual accountability and personal responsibility, including their sense of group cohesion and interdependence (Chapter 17). 

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