Eyewitness testimony in occupational accident investigations: towards a research agenda.
Accident investigation is frequently cited as the cornerstone of an effective occupational health and safety program. We suggest that the literature on accident investigation is based on a model of witnesses as neutral and accurate recording devices. The literature on eyewitness testimony and criminal investigation offers strikingly different conclusions. We review these findings and point to their implication for research on accident investigation in occupational health and safety contexts.
Kelloway
E Kevin
EK
Department of Management, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. kevin.kelloway@stmarys.ca
Stinson
Veronica
V
MacLean
Carla
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D012107:Research Design; D012449:Safety; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014796:Visual Perception; D017132:Workplace / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*