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HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY To a degree, management has capitalized more on the monetary aspect of reward than on any other, neglecting to remember that when fundamental needs are relatively well satisfied, the psychosocial needs take precedence Psychosocial needs Only within recent years has management come to consider the importance of these psychosocial needs The successful safety man will capitalize on them with both "'orkers and supervisors For purposes of discussion, the social needs are divided into two major groups one concerned with personal worth, and the second with personal acceptability, that is, a feeling of belonging Personal worth, the Erst cate gory, considers those forces which enhance the individual's self-regard Personal importance is de pendent upon receiving affection from those who are important to the individual The term "affec tion'' u being used here in the broadest sense possible, meaning "to be liked" Whether an in dividual is president of the com pany or the most humble worker, he wants to be liked for what he is regardless of the job he holds All human beings like to feel that they have some inherent value in and of themselves People in ordinary jobs consider themselves as good as anybody else It is common in our society for people to see themselves, regardless of social position, money, or pres- _______ He ,n bge, as having attributes which make them anyone's equal ,lon * This striving for affection may not be di rected toward all people but only, perhaps, to a small group of individuals liked by the person He wishes to be held in affection at least among a small group of people with out that affection being dependent upon what he, as an individual, can do for others Never in life is this need satisfied as much as the person would like Perhaps the only time this need was ever completely satis fied was immediately after birth when the infant was doted upon, for everyone loves a baby. From that time on, however, things have interfered with his receiving all the affection desired, so be ttys by one process or another to win affection If, to gam a feeling of being liked by his supervisor or his fellow employees, a work er engages m unsafe practices, the foreman or safety director should through personal discussion show the employee that the same goal can be achieved through safe prac tices The supervisor is the one most fre quently aware of the motivating force be hind a worker's behavior, and the one through whom the director of safety would most likely be able to change the behavior Another way of viewing this need for "affection" is in terms of social approval Social approval is the most important weapon society has to control human be havior Humans do many things contrary by one process or another to win affecand ensure approval from society " to their own beliefs and feelings to ensure approval from society Through his years of development, a per son learns to seek the approval of others whether they be elders or peers This isjiot entirely different from the situation within industrv as there is also a dependent rela tionship between the worker and his boss, the foreman and the plant manager, and the plant manager and the vice-president, and the vice-president and the president Much of the behavior which is exhibited within industry is an attempt to maintain the ap proval of one's superiors, as well as the ap proval of one's associates Individuals with in industry may not always desire that their 5-8