Industrial Psychology Research Centre

Welcome to the Industrial Psychology Research Centre. The centre specialises in the application of psychology to safety and performance in high reliability workplaces.

The group has worked with the oil industry since 1986, and regularly engage in research and consultancy. We carry out projects with the offshore oil industry, civil aviation, nuclear power generation, anaesthesia, surgery, emergency services, conventional power generation and transportation.

Interests of the centre include:

Human factors aspects of safety management and emergency response
Measuring and managing safety culture/climate
Patient safety
Crew Resource Management
Non-technical skills such as teamwork and leadership
Accident analysis

Tel: +44 (0)1224 273210

Email: w.booth@abdn.ac.uk