Abstract

The article deals with the problem of underestimation of culture of information and psychological safety of a subject in contemporary science. Unfavourable factors for hazard of information and psychological safety are considered; the notion of information and psychological safety is defined. Two peculiar features such as strategic role in the structure of safety culture and ambiguity of the roles of subjects of information interaction (they are the passive role of an object on the one hand, and an active role of the subject of negative information effect on the other hand) are revealed. Defensive and offensive levels of culture of information and psychological safety and corresponding strategies for information and psychological safety provision are stated in the article. The problem of imperative record of these levels and strategies in the techniques of identification and risk assessment for safety is determined. The results of opinion poll of the population of one of the Russian cities, which reveals insufficient level of information and psychological safety of the citizens, are given.

Highlights

  • Inadequate attention is paid to the constituent part of safety culture that is information and psychological safety of a subject

  • The technique of social and technical risk analysis (SoTeRiA) integrates mo­dels of risks of technical systems with social risks which include the culture of safety [13]

  • The purpose of this paper is to develop strategies for improving safety culture of an organisation’s staff taking into account the level of culture of their information and psychological safety

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Analysis of research and publications

In the last decade the scientists of different fields of study in various countries are concerned about the problems of safety culture [1,2,3]. There are a lot of papers in which the notion and structure [4, 5], levels and parameters [10], the processes of safety culture analysis [11] are determined. Developed techniques for risks analysis of safety are of a great attention. The technique of social and technical risk analysis (SoTeRiA) integrates mo­dels of risks of technical systems with social risks which include the culture of safety [13]. In the mentioned and other research inadequate attention is paid to the constituent part of safety culture that is information and psychological safety of a subject

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