Work Safety Assessment
Psychological research indicates that an individual’s attitudes and beliefs toward risk taking behaviour and their personal responsibility for safety are closely related to their likelihood of suffering a workplace injury or accident. Specifically, some individuals, by virtue of their attitudes and beliefs, are inherently more likely to take risks and ignore safety procedures and safety training.
Once an organisation has managed and controlled environmental risks, the next step is to screen out high risk individuals before they have a chance to injure themselves or others – irrespective of the environment.
Organisations that screen out high risk potential employees can significantly:
- Reduce lost time injuries
- Lower workers' compensation costs
- Reduce sick days
- Reduce the risk of personal liability for directors and senior managers.
The Onetest Work Safety Assessment measures overall safety attitudes and beliefs across key safety risk sub-factors that predict actual safety behaviour.
Individuals completing the Onetest Work Safety Assessment indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with a variety of statements regarding beliefs and attitudes about themselves, about others and about the environment.
This assessment also includes questions that assess the extent to which applicants may be distorting or faking their responses to appear more positive or safer than they really are. Based on their responses, an overall safety score is generated for each person to assist in identifying those who are inherently high risk.
Video Overview
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Test Summary
| Test |
Onetest Work Safety Assessment (OWSA) |
| Measures |
Safety attitudes and beliefs |
| Predicts |
Potential safety behaviour |
| Use |
Primary assessment. Screen all applicants to identify degree of safety risk. Suitable for roles where safety is a key issue. Relevant to all industries but particularly those with a specific focus on safety such as mining, manufacturing, construction and heavy industry.
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| Questions |
77 items
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| Time |
15 minutes (untimed)
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Validity Check
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'Consistency' and 'Positive Self Presentation' Scales |
Price
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AUD$100 + GST per assessment (includes reports)
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