Safety Contributions, Events and Operating Context as Criteria in Safety Awards: A Case Study from a Large Organisation

Karanikas, Nektarios; Plioutsias, Anastasios; Obadimu, Solomon O.

dc.contributor.author	Karanikas, Nektarios
dc.contributor.author	Plioutsias, Anastasios
dc.contributor.author	Obadimu, Solomon O.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-13T23:46:10Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-13T23:46:10Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/53845
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.21543
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr/	*
dc.subject	safety awards; safety initiatives sustainability; safety contributions; safety management	el
dc.title	Safety Contributions, Events and Operating Context as Criteria in Safety Awards: A Case Study from a Large Organisation	el
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Aviation Safety	el
heal.contributorName	Karanikas, Nektarios
heal.contributorName	Plioutsias, Anastasios
heal.contributorName	Obadimu, Solomon O
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2020-11-15
heal.bibliographicCitation	Karanikas, N., Plioutsias, T., & Obadimu , S. O. (2020). Safety Contributions, Events and Operating Context as Criteria in Safety Awards: A Case Study from a Large Organisation. Sustainability, 12(22), [9498]. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12229498	el
heal.abstract	Although the value and impact of safety award programmes (SAPs) have been criticised in literature, various programmes still operate within and across industries to recognise safety achievements, motivate employees and organisations, promote participation in safety improvements and raise the overall profile of nominees. In our study, following the request of a large aviation organisation (LAO) already implementing a SAP based merely on rates of safety events and occurrences, we introduced an award scheme by including and balancing safety positives and negatives as per the suggestions of contemporary safety thinking. The new SAP was based on the existing safety management system of the organisation and the data already available, included contributions to safety and considered differences in the context nominees operated along with lagging indicators. The pilot implementation of the new programme resulted in remarkable differences from the results obtained via the previous award scheme, a finding that satisfied management. Nonetheless, difficulties relating to the inadequate understanding of the new SAP by the targeted nominees and inconsistencies in the recording of data across the organisation led to the suspension of the programme after its first launch. Due to its limitations, this study does not recommend a safety awards standard for the industry. However, its methodological approach, the concepts embraced and the difficulties encountered could be considered by any organisation.	en
heal.publisher	MDPI	en
heal.journalName	Sustainability	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/su12229498	el