Maritime Safety Behaviour:

Consus International (Maritime) Ltd. has an established independent research institute specialising in Maritime Safety Management, Behavioural Based Safety Systems, and Maritime Safety Culture and Climate assessments.

Our research efforts involve the application of various psychological approaches to human behaviour regarding safety-related problems specific to the maritime industry, in order to identify multifactorial causes of accident, ill-health and injury.

We adopt various applied approaches and models for empirical research basis, including Goal-Theory, Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA), Performance Feedback, Transactional Analysis, and Social Learning Theory; to develop innovative programmes for the reduction of accident frequency, for companies experiencing an ‘accident plateau’ in safety performance.

Combining specialised research and in-house training, we offer clients an evaluative and practical consultation approach to develop technique reduction of accident frequency specific to individual company needs, sustainable by self-monitoring efforts.

Key elements and guiding principles of the Consus International (Maritime) Ltd. approach to behavioural safety includes a focus on a number of key elements, including:

• Safety leadership behaviour.
• Safety culture and climate development and sustainment.
• Employee involvement and teamwork.
• Supervision and coaching.
• Safety performance management.

All empirical research projects are academically led by qualified professors and researchers, and are supported by leading university and academic bodies.