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Mindfulness increases Safety Culture – The evidence

By January 28, 2018October 3rd, 2023No Comments

Appin Coal Mine in NSW, conducted a study to measure if Mindfulness improved safety.

It did, here is a summary of the findings. 

Mindfulness helps us train our attention to the present, where we can pick up on the “data” around us and make better decisions with less reactivity. Mindfulness comes from Eastern traditions, while now has over 30 years of research improving mental health and reducing stress.

Appin Coal Mine: 49 employees participated in this 6 month study. Employees included Management, Superintendants, Supervisors and Operators. Thirty employees were part of the Mindfulness group who participated in workshops and coaching, while the control group of 19 did not participate. The results were:

  • A 16.4 Safety Culture Index improvement with Mindfulness group relative to the control group. The Mindfulness group increased their SCI by 5.1 whilst the control group decreased by 11.5.
  • Improved safety resilience against incident causing factors with a 2.93 times reduction in incident frequency rate relative to the control group.
  • All key cultural drivers were improved in the Mindfulness group whilst the control group decreased in all areas.
  • Mindfulness group increased in leadership/ workforce alignment relative to the control group, which exhibited degradation in leadership/ worker alignment.
  • Mindfulness group has a significant improvement in the key safety drivers relative to the control group.

You can access the full report HERE

Mindfulness is a key construct in my programs. If you would like to know more about this report or how you can include Mindfulness as part of your safety culture, drop me a note at margie@margieireland.com. I have also put together this FREE report on Mindfulness at Work.

Like to learn and try Mindfulness today for free!??  Check out these Links:
http://radio.abc.net.au/programitem/peN83r7oqQ?play=true
https://www.habitsforwellbeing.com/3-simple-ways-to-practice-mindfulness-now/
http://www.freemindfulness.org/download
https://www.smilingmind.com.au/smiling-mind-app/

I hope the above is of value.

Margie Ireland | Leadership Expert | Psychologist | Author | Speaker

…but mainly just passionate about creating Happy Healthy Leaders!


Margie Ireland is the author of The Happy Healthy Leader – how to achieve your potential even during a crisis.Margie is a registered Psychologist, Leadership Coach and Workshop Facilitator, highly sought after to help Leaders and their teams navigate stress and change with healthier coping strategies, leading to happier, healthier and high-performing teams. For more information visit www.margieireland.com

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