• Rolli Salathe Cornelia

Occupational safety is understood as the protection of employees during their work performance. This includes not only the prevention of occupational accidents, but also the minimization of hazards and risks to maintain the health of employees. The topic is often treated rather stepmotherly in occupational psychology, but it is highly relevant and very diverse. Accordingly, we will look at the topic of occupational safety from different perspectives and deal intensively with the idea of safety culture and the handling of errors in organizations.

Parallel to the theoretical discussions, everyone will work individually or in small groups of two persons on a case study, which will keep you busy throughout the semester.

After completing the seminar Are you safe and secure?!? Introduction to the psychology of errors and work safety…

• …participants know and can explain possible sources of human errors and their development mechanisms that are causing accidents
• …participants know and can apply measures in terms of human error management
• …participants know and can explain connections between stress, errors and workplace safety
• …participants know about the safety culture in organizations and its influence on routine actions, personal performance, and health outcomes
• …participants know the effects of communication styles, teamwork and especially leadership in relation to workplace safety
• .…participants can connect the above mentioned learning objectives individually with their own chosen case study and can propose measures of an adequate workplace safety management and justify them evidencebased

The seminar will be organized in a hybrid form with as much teaching in presence as possible. Activities will be organized over Moodle and participants will have access to Moodle and the information and literature stored there from September 19^th 2022. Podcasts and life streaming are offered when necessary. However, active participation on site is desirable and expected.