Effective Communication and Frame Persuasiveness for Food Safety Controversies： The Young Male Consumer＇s Perspective

This study explored effective risk communication for food safety targeting young male consumers who frequently dine outside by examining the controversy of US beef importation in Taiwan in 2012. Guided by risk perception theory and framing theory in issues management, the researcher developed a risk profile of young male consumers based on interview data. Persuasiveness of message frames used by the government was analyzed according to three distinct communicative objectives： to reduce risk perception, to motivate beef consumption, and to gain support for beef importation. The study suggested that the young male consumer＇s knowledge of US beef was formed by news reports and information from family members with experts as the most trusted source. They perceived US beef as risky but safe to eat if they wished. They seldom actively sought information about the beef. The new media were the most used by them for seeking and receiving such information. Frame persuasiveness varied across communicative objectives and was associated with the schemata employed in the configuration of risk-benefit trade-offs for each targeted behavior.     

我国食品安全监管体制的历史演变、现实评价和未来选择

食品安全关乎到一个国家、一个民族的前途命运和生死存亡。目前我国虽然已经初步建立了食品安全法律的规制体系,并在实践中发挥了重要作用,但我国食品安全监管体制的历史演变决定了我国食品安全监管糟糕的现实状况。因此,应当确定法律规制的重点领域以及优先考虑的方向,进而提高我国食品安全监管的水平和效率。     

大型群众性活动安全管理责任分析

＂谁举办、谁负责＂是大型群众性活动安全管理的基本原则,然而,在实际执行过程中,公安机关承担的不仅仅是监管责任,甚至承担着主要的安保责任。政府的态度、保安市场化运作机制的匮乏、公安机关本身的做法,都在一定程度上影响着大型群众性活动安全管理工作的走向。明确大型群众性活动安全管理责任的归属,可以有效促进大型群众性活动安全管理工作效率和提高安全管理水平。     

监狱执法人员免责机制初探

监狱作为维护社会稳定和政治延续的统治工具,一直默默地发挥着它不可或缺的功能。近年来一系列社会热门事件的发生,使监狱备受瞩目。尤其在信息公开透明且传播迅速的社会里,监狱的安全稳定也成为社会稳定的前提要件。监狱如何构建科学公正的监狱执法人员免责机制,则成为相关理论界与实务界人士共同关注的新视角。     

Predicting motor vehicle crash involvement from a personality measure and a driving knowledge test

Typically, safety‐related driver education programs are aimed at changing knowledge of vehicle operation rules and regulations. However, vehicle crashes are as likely to be related to driver personality variables as they are to the knowledge of vehicle operation and rules and regulations. In a study with 48 licensed drivers, crashes were found to be significantly correlated with conscientiousness, a five‐factor model personality dimension, but not with scores on a driving knowledge test. It would appear that prevention efforts should also be directed at changing conscientiousness‐related behaviors, including an emphasis on goal‐setting, and following rules and regulations.     

Creating a safer working environment through psychological assessment: A review of a measure of safety consciousness

This article explores how organizations can prevent workplace accidents through the psychological assessment of employees. We present a model of employee safety consciousness consisting of personality and attitudinal variables associated with a higher risk of accident involvement. A safety conscious employee is described as one who: has an internal locus of control in matters related to workplace safety, has a high tolerance for work‐related stress, and avoids engaging in high‐risk, sensation‐seeking activities. Relevant research is reviewed and applications of the safety consciousness construct to hiring, promotion and training are discussed.     

Introduction: South Africa's multiple languages in a shifting media environment

Abstract

The global South, as the collective for the peripheries of mainstream development is known, is often regarded as merely a beneficiary of Northern-borne notions in the field of organisational communication. The problem is that the Southern context and circumstance do not always mirror those of the North, meaning that these dominant, revered theories are not necessarily applicable. One Southern context is that of the South African mining and construction industries, which is seen as notoriously dangerous, plagued by various obstacles to internal organisational communication (such as illiteracy and diversity), and what Le Roux and Naudé (2009, 29) refer to as ‘historical baggage’. The research question of this article is whether congenital Northern communication theories can be adequately incorporated into the unique global South, in order to fulfil the important task of communicating safety information to employees. The article explores the appropriate implementation of the principles of the excellence theory, the stakeholder theory as well as the relationship management theory, and the research methodology includes interviews, focus groups and quantitative questionnaires at two organisations. The result of the empirical research is the amalgamation and reworking of these theories’ principles into a model for internal safety communication applicable to the South.     

增强领导干部忧患意识的四个维度

党的十八大报告指出,面对人民的信任和重托,面对新的历史条件和考验,全党必须增强忧患意识,谦虚谨慎,戒骄戒躁,始终保持清醒头脑。作为党的领导干部更要有强烈的忧患意识,常怀忧党之心,恪尽兴党之责。     

民航客机飞行安全的治安法制保障——以“诈弹”威胁民航客机安全为研究对象

在社会转型时期,新型的治安违法行为日益滋生,并逐渐扩展到民用航空领域,严重影响着民航客机的飞行安全,对新时期公安工作提出了更大挑战。近期,故意编造虚假信息、威胁恐吓民航客机飞行安全的"诈弹"事件频繁发生,极大地威胁着公民的生命财产安全,引发社会局部恐慌。在"诈弹"事件的背后,存在其发生、发展的深刻原因,并引起该类事件迅速发酵,逐步升级。通过对"诈弹"事件问题及原因分析,进一步加强治安法制保障,引导公众安全出行,保障民航平稳运转,已成为航空领域公安工作的关键。     

机动车行驶安全距离的判断

机动车能否安全行驶,在一定程度上取决于机动车驾驶人掌握行驶安全距离的能力。机动车行驶安全距离是指从发现障碍开始制动,到最后完全停止所行驶的距离,它包含纵向行驶安全距离和横向行驶安全间距。纵向行驶安全距离取决于制动停车距离;横向行驶安全距离应根据路面的不同、气候的变化灵活掌握。由此可见,机动车驾驶人必须根据机动车的行驶速度、道路状况、气候条件、装载状况等因素,灵活掌握机动车的行驶安全距离,以充分保证其行驶的安全性。