Dr. Kathryn Mearns

School of Psychology
William Guild Building
Kings College
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
AB24 2UB

Room Number G29

Fax:  +44 1224 273426
E-mail: k.mearns@abdn.ac.uk

LECTURES

Human Factors material (PS4030/29) can be found here.

Organisational Psychology material (PS2508/PS2008) is here.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Mearns, K., Rundmo, T., Flin, R., Fleming, M., & Gordon, R. (2004). Evaluation of social and organisational factors affecting offshore safety - A comparative study. Journal of Risk Research, 7(5), 545-561.

Sneddon, A., Mearns, K., Flin, R. & Bryden, R. (2004) Safety and Situation Awareness in Offshore Crews. Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Health, Safety & Environment in Oil & Gas Exploration and Production, Calgary, 29-31 March, SPE 86592. Richardson, Texas: Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Mearns, K., & Havold, J.I. (2003). Occupational health and safety and the balanced scorecard.  The TQM Magazine, 15 (6), 408-423.

Mearns, K., Whitaker, S., & Flin, R. (2003). Safety climate, safety management practice and safety performance in offshore environments. Safety Science, 41, 641-680.

Flin, R. & Mearns, K. (2002). Factoring the human into safety. Translating research into practice. In B. Wilpert & B. Fahlbruch (Eds.) System safety- Challenges and Pitfalls of Intervention. Amsterdam: Elsvier.

Mearns, K., Flin, R., Gordon, R. & Fleming, M. (2001) Human and organizational factor in offshore safety, Work & Stress, 15(2), 144-160.

Mearns, K., Flin, R., & O'Connor, P. (2001). Sharing worlds of risk: Improving communication with Crew Resource Management. Journal of Risk Research, 4(4), 377-392

Mearns, K., Whitaker, S. & Flin, R. (2001). Benchmarking safety climate in hazardous environments: A longitudinal, inter-organisational approach. Risk Analysis, 21(4), 771-786.

Flin, R., Mearns, K., O’Connor, P. & Bryden, R. (2000). Safety climate: Identifying the common features. Safety Science, 34, 177-192.

Flin, R., O’Connor, P., Mearns, K., Gordon, R. & Whitaker, S. (2000) Factoring the Human into Safety: Translating Research into Practice. Vol. 3 - Crew Resource Management Training for Offshore Operations. OTO 2000 063. Sudbury: HSE Books.

Gordon, R., Mearns, K., Flin, R., O’Connor, P. & Whitaker, S. (2000) Factoring the Human into Safety: Translating Research into Practice. Vol. 2 - The Development and Evaluation of a Human Factors Accident and Near Miss Reporting Form for the Offshore Industry. OTO 2000 062. Sudbury: HSE Books.

Mearns, K., Flin, R., Gordon, R., O’Connor, P. & Whitaker, S. (2000) Factoring the Human into Safety: Translating Research into Practice. Executive Summary. OTO 2000 036. Sudbury: HSE Books.

Mearns, K., Flin, R.H., Gordon, R. & O’Connor, P. (2000) Benchmarking human and organisational factors in offshore safety. Foresight and Precaution - Proceedings of ESREL 2000, SARS and SRA-EUROPE Annual Conference. Edited by M.P. Cottom, R.P. Pape, D.W. Harvey & J. Tait. Edinburgh, Scotland, 15-17 May, Balkema: Rotterdam.

Mearns, K., Whitaker, S., Flin, R., Gordon, R. & O’Connor, P. (2000) Factoring the Human into Safety: Translating Research into Practice. Vol.1 - Benchmarking human and organisational factors in offshore safety. OTO 2000 061. Sudbury: HSE Books.

Mearns, K. & Flin, R. (1995). Risk perception and feelings of safety in the offshore oil and gas industry: A review. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 8(5), p.299-305.

Flin, R., Mearns, K., Gordon, R. & Fleming, M. (1996). Risk perception by offshore workers on UK oil and gas platforms. Safety Science, 22 (1-3), p.131-145.

Mearns, K. & Flin, R. (1996). Risk perception in hazardous industries. The Psychologist. September issue, Vol. 9, No. 9, p. 401-404.

Fleming, M., Flin, R., Mearns, K. and Gordon, R. (1998). Offshore workers perceptions of risk: Comparisons with quantitative data. Risk Analysis, 18 (1), 103-110.

Mearns, K., Flin, R., Gordon, R. and Fleming, M. (1998). Measuring safety climate on offshore installations. Work and Stress, 12 (3), 238-254.

Mearns, K. and Flin, R. (1999). Assessing the state of organisational safety - Culture or climate? Current Psychology: Developmental, Learning, Personality, Social. Spring Vol.18 (1), 5-17

Flin, R., Mearns, K., O’Connor, P. and Bryden, R. (2000). Safety climate: Identifying the Common Features. Safety Science, 34 (1-3), 177-192

Mearns, K. & Flin, R. (1996). Applying Science in a Man's World; Women in Science, Engineering & Technology in the Oil Industry. In Masson, M.R. & Simonton, D. (eds) Women and Higher Education. Past, Present and Future. Aberdeen University Press.

Mearns, K. and Wagstaff, T. (1996). Women in the offshore oil industry. In, Flin, R. & Slaven, G. (eds). Managing the Offshore Installation Workforce. Ch. 13, p. 239-253. Oklahoma: Pennwell.

Mearns, K. and Fleming, M. (1996). Risk Perception and Attitudes to Safety. In, Flin, R. & Slaven, G. (eds). Managing the Offshore Installation Workforce. Ch. 10, p. 177-194. Oklahoma: Pennwell.

Mearns, K. J. & Fenn, C. E. (1994). Diet, health and the offshore worker - a pilot study. Report OTH 93399. London: HSE Books.

Mearns, K. J. (1994). Risk perception and safety in the offshore oil and gas industry: A literature review. Working paper, Offshore Management Centre, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

Flin, R., Mearns, K., Gordon, R. & Fleming, M. (1996). Risk perception and safety in the offshore oil and gas industry. Report OTH 94454. London: HSE Books.

Mearns, K., Rundmo, T., Flin, R., Fleming, M. & Gordon, R. (1996). A comparative study of risk perception and safety in UK and Norwegian offshore personnel. Report P3352 prepared for OSD, HSE and the NPD.

Mearns, K., Flin, R., Fleming, M. and Gordon, R. (1997). Human and Organisational Factors in Offshore Safety. OTH 97 543. Suffolk: HSE Books.

Mearns, K., O’Connor, P. and Flin, R. (1997). Determining the relationship between safety climate and performance measures in the mining industry. Report to HSE Operations Unit.

 

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