Enhancing Safety through Generic Competencies

Abstract

This article provides insights into proactive safety management and mitigation. An analysis of accident reports reveals categories of supervening causes of accidents which can be directly linked to the concept of generic competencies (information management, communication and coordination, problem solving, and effect control). These findings strongly suggest adding the human element as another safety-constituting pillar to the concept of ship safety next to technology and regulation. We argue that the human element has unique abilities in dealing with critical and highly dynamic situations which can contribute to the system's recovery from non-routine or critical situations. By educating seafarers in generic competencies we claim to enable the people onboard to successfully deal with critical situations. http://www.transnav.eu the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation Volume 8 Number 1

Characteristics of Effective Health and Safety Training Environments and Trainers in Australian Vocational Education and Training

“…Information must be contextualized for the learners and made relevant to their work environments. Möckel, Brenker and Strohschneider [19] suggest that accident analysis, specific to a work environment or situation can be a useful tool in effective information presentation.…”