When rules are not enough: safety regulation and safety culture in the commercial driving context.

This paper explores the role of safety culture and the psychological contract in the promotion of safety in commercial driving. It proposes that road safety should be viewed as a central aspect of workplace safety in the case of organisations where driving forms a substantial part of the work routine. The paper argues that, given the high level of task related autonomy in the commercial driving role, support for safe behaviour is a particularly important component of safety management strategies. It suggests that in order to achieve this, such strategies should give attention to the issues of culture and the psychological contract and that the framework of safety legislation in Australia reinforces such an approach. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E206263.