Citation

Walker GW. Safety Sci. 2010; 48(3): 333-341.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ssci.2009.10.007

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This case study is about a small group of workers caught in a common dilemma regarding work safety. They must work safely and maintain production within a pathological organization that does not meaningfully reward participation or communication. They do so as a group and socially construct danger, injury and safety for themselves. They constitute a functioning counterculture and challenge the safety climate contrived by managers. Although limited in scope, the study suggests that we can learn from the details of their interactions with their work environment, with one another, and with their managers.