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Compendium: Blame, Just Culture & language

Here’s another compendium of articles exploring blame and language in the construction of post-hoc causality explanations, or how blame effects learning and investigations.

The other part covers some articles around Just Culture and restorative culture.

Note: I’ve mostly focused on articles that I’ve either already summarised or that I could find a full text link for. It’s not systematic.

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BLAME & LANGUAGE

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/06/22/blame-guilt-and-punishment-and-the-language-of-investigations/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/05/20/blame-conformity-leading-eyewitness-statements-can-influence-attributions-of-blame-for-an-accident/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/05/12/how-does-leading-eyewitness-statements-influence-attributions-of-blame-in-investigations-does-blame-shift-between-people/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/04/29/a-review-of-literature-individual-blame-vs-organizational-function-logics-in-accident-analysis/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/03/24/the-folly-and-blame-of-objectivist-and-rationalistic-investigations-the-waterfall-train-accident/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/01/27/attributions-of-blame-and-individual-error-in-workplace-assault-and-aggression-mask-the-underlying-issues/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/blame-climate-found-to-enhance-error-learning-with-caveats/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/09/24/professional-accident-investigators-attribute-more-blame-to-workers-than-laypeople-exhibiting-a-human-error-bias/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/07/12/the-unintended-consequences-of-no-blame-ideology-for-incident-investigation-in-the-us-construction-industry/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/09/30/the-blame-cycle/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/nature-of-blame-in-patient-safety-incident-reports-mixed-methods-analysis-of-a-national-database/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/03/15/pointing-fingers-verbosity-of-patient-safety-narratives-is-associated-with-attribution-of-blame/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/01/25/subtle-linguistic-cues-influence-perceived-blame-and-financial-liability/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/factors-affecting-learning-from-incidents-a-cross-industry-review/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/those-found-responsible-have-been-sacked-some-observations-on-the-usefulness-of-error/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/08/20/coronial-inquiry-not-hard-to-find-human-culprits-and-we-must-beware-of-falling-prey-to-the-fundamental-attribution-error-i-e-blaming-people-and-ignoring-situational-factors/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/08/07/modifying-an-accident-process-and-its-justice-system-from-single-narratives-and-retribution-to-multiple-stories-and-restoration/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/07/05/how-not-to-investigate-an-accident/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/05/22/from-punitive-action-to-confidential-reporting-a-longitudinal-study-of-organizational-learning/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/02/26/replacing-hindsight-with-insight-toward-better-understanding-of-diagnostic-failures/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/12/11/experts-under-the-microscope-the-wivenhoe-dam-case/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/11/27/using-stories-to-battle-unintentional-injuries-narratives-in-safety-and-health-communication/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/boards-of-directors-influences-on-occupational-health-and-safety-a-scoping-review-of-evidence-and-best-practices/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/10/20/attributions-of-accidents-to-human-error-in-news-stories-effects-on-perceived-culpability-perceived-preventability-and-perceived-need-for-punishment/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/human-error-or-an-error-trap-ready-to-strike-the-case-of-a-mechanical-press-arm-amputation/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/08/05/biases-in-construction-safety-investigations-roleplay-scenario-study/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/06/30/the-context-and-habits-of-accident-investigation-practices-a-study-of-108-swedish-investigators/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/05/29/biases-in-incident-reporting-databases-an-empirical-study-in-the-chemical-process-industry/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/05/01/accident-report-interpretation/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/10/18/learning-from-mistakes-is-easier-said-than-done-group-and-organizational-influences-on-the-detection-and-correction-of-human-error/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/08/18/moving-on-after-critical-incidents-in-health-care-a-qualitative-study-of-the-perspectives-and-experiences-of-second-victims/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/04/07/overlooking-causes-in-healthcare-accident-investigation-choosing-the-analysis-is-choosing-the-results/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/07/03/reflections-voice-and-silence-in-workplace-conversations/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/06/25/heuristics-and-biases-in-judicial-sentencing/

https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931218621370

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104968

https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2020.1744064

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3115647/

https://scholar.archive.org/work/hir52mrwb5bt7khpo4r7dxp56i/access/wayback/http://www.ndsl.kr/soc_img/society/esk/OGGHBK/2016/v35n3/OGGHBK_2016_v35n3_143.pdf

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/23/4826/pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elena-Stefana/publication/379982323_Beyond_blame_A_systemic_accident_analysis_through_a_neutralized_human_factors_taxonomy/links/6630d8de06ea3d0b7419ba8a/Beyond-blame-A-systemic-accident-analysis-through-a-neutralized-human-factors-taxonomy.pdf

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.01.016

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alessandra-Gorini/publication/221902253_A_new_perspective_on_blame_culture_An_experimental_study/links/5b5c4057458515c4b24e94f3/A-new-perspective-on-blame-culture-An-experimental-study.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paulo-Carvalho-33/publication/229862731_Overcoming_the_blame_game_to_learn_from_major_accidents_A_systemic_analysis_of_an_Anhydrous_Ammonia_leakage_accident/links/5a2a7728a6fdccfbbf81e038/Overcoming-the-blame-game-to-learn-from-major-accidents-A-systemic-analysis-of-an-Anhydrous-Ammonia-leakage-accident.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691823002007

https://www.scu.edu/media/college-of-arts-and-sciences/psychology/documents/Burger-PB-1981.pdf

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0128329&type=printable

JUST CULTURE / RESTORATIVE CULTURE

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/from-individual-behaviour-to-system-weaknesses-the-re-design-of-the-just-culture-process-in-an-international-energy-company-a-case-study/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/the-process-and-perspective-of-serious-incident-investigations-in-adult-community-mental-health-services-integrative-review-and-synthesis/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2021/10/28/reporting-of-health-information-technology-system-related-patient-safety-incidents-the-effects-of-organizational-justice/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/a-culture-of-openness-is-associated-with-lower-mortality-rates-among-137-english-national-health-service-acute-trusts/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/restorative-just-culture-checklist/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/the-barriers-and-enhancers-to-trust-in-a-just-culture-in-hospital-settings-a-systematic-review/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/06/27/just-cultures-line-in-the-sand-is-a-shifting-one-an-empirical-investigation-of-culpability-determination/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2022/11/01/restorative-just-culture-significantly-improves-stakeholder-inclusion-second-victim-experiences-and-quality-of-recommendations-in-incident-responses/

https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/05/16/restorative-just-culture-significantly-improves-stakeholder-inclusion-second-victim-experiences-and-quality-of-recommendations-in-incident-responses-2/

Link: https://safety177496371.wordpress.com/2023/08/21/restorative-just-culture-a-study-of-the-practical-and-economic-effects-of-implementing-restorative-justice-in-an-nhs-trust/

https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12202046

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2016.01.018

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/10/1324/pdf

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0004867420918659

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151319

https://kajabi-storefronts-production.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/3839/themes/2147871170/downloads/SjaeWrbjSmenkl4Nok8Z_JustCultureCTW.pdf

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14773996.2017.1341596

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/12/7/e061321.full.pdf

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12913-022-08418-z.pdf

Link: https://www.academia.edu/download/113547601/viewcontent.pdf

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106074

https://www.iirp.edu/images/pdf/DOPHTU_From_Restorative_Justice_to_Restorative_Culture.pdf

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/10/1324/pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0897189718305950

https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10134171/1/Conference%20Paper_CIB_W099%26W123_Cultivating%20just%20culture%20in%20construction.pdf

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.01.008

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12913-022-08418-z.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146522007402/pdf?md5=ad33338d3fc984a1a583f8c92776a294&pid=1-s2.0-S2352146522007402-main.pdf

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