TY  - JOUR
Y1  - 2012///
A1  - Shariff, A.M.
A1  - Norazahar, N.
ID  - scholars3239
SN  - 09257535
TI  - At-risk behaviour analysis and improvement study in an academic laboratory
IS  - 1
SP  - 29
N1  - cited By 24
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80053207756&doi=10.1016%2fj.ssci.2011.06.008&partnerID=40&md5=354a74729ea0ca910f5642d8985d130a
EP  - 38
KW  - Academic laboratory; At-risk behaviour; Behaviour analysis; Computer database; Engineering laboratories; Laboratory safety; Monitor and control; Psychology effect; Safety practice; Safety practices; Safety regulations; Work environments
KW  -  Behavioral research; Chemical analysis; Human engineering; Laboratories; Risk analysis; Safety factor; Students
KW  -  Occupational risks
KW  -  academic laboratory; article; behavioral risk factor surveillance system; computer program; controlled study; data analysis; data base; high risk behavior; human; human factors research; laboratory; laboratory safety; observational study; occupational safety; performance measurement system; priority journal; risk assessment; risk management; school; student attitude
JF  - Safety Science
VL  - 50
N2  - Academic laboratories contain inherently substantial risk conditions that students could expose to chemical and physical hazards. Procedures and guidelines related to laboratory safety are commonly available for students to adhere. However, many injuries and accidents or even fatalities are reported due to students' violated safety practices while working in the laboratory. There was no reported proactive method or systematic technique to monitor and control students' at-risk behaviour in the laboratory. This paper presented a program known as laboratory at-risk behaviour and improvement system (Lab-ARBAIS) to monitor and control students' at-risk behaviours in the laboratory. Lab-ARBAIS used computer database for data acquisition and analysis on students' at-risk behaviours observed. Pre-program questions on students' at-risk behaviours that frequently violated safety regulations were utilized by observers to give observation feedback. The collected feedback was analysed and the results were posted in students' portal to allow everyone to acknowledge their safety habits and practices. The routine observations and posted results are to instill a psychology effect in student's habitual safety practices by reminding them on their frequently violated safety regulations. The implementation of the Lab-ARBAIS program to chemical engineering laboratory as a case study had shown a significant improvement on students' frequent at-risk behaviours. The Lab-ARBAIS can easily be adopted in any academic laboratories to manage students' at-risk behaviours to ensure safe work environment. With minor enhancement, the Lab-ARBAIS can easily be extended to be used in industrial laboratories. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
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ER  -