What are the negative mentalities of those who violate regulations?

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There are many reasons for accidents, but analysis shows that 80%-90% of them are caused by violations of procedures and mistakes made by operators. Analysis of investigations into violators and accident cases shows that there are six psychological states during violations: First, the mentality of taking things for granted and relying on luck – treating one’s work as routine experience, feeling no danger, and paying no attention to rules and regulations. When such thoughts occur, the violator is conscious, but they fail to take account of the complexity of the objective conditions, resulting in an accident. II. Emotional interference in psychology: Just as people feel energetic when faced with happy events, happiness, satisfaction, and joy enhance one’s ability to observe keenly, react quickly, move swiftly, and perform tasks accurately (although extreme joy can also lead to sorrow). On the contrary, when operators work in a bad mood, they may lose focus or forget to follow the procedures, which leads to accidents. III. A competitive and reckless attitude – Such people lack experience and have limited abilities, yet they are overly confident; they like to show off and take reckless risks. For example, in order to save time and ensure completion of a project, or when faced with critical problems that affect production and need to be resolved urgently, people with an impulsive nature or full of youthful vigor are prone to take risky actions without considering the consequences. IV. Psychological state of tension and faulty judgment: Operators, due to certain reasons, are under psychological stress; they fail to respond properly to external situations and end up acting hastily, resulting in accidents. V. Rebellious and confrontational attitude: Feeling annoyed by the guidance and reminders from supervisors and colleagues, ignoring rules and regulations, and bringing emotions into work. VI. Lack of technical proficiency and blind optimism: Making hasty and incorrect judgments due to a lack of safety knowledge, insufficient technical skills, and inadequate experience. In particular, only the positive aspects of the working conditions are taken into account, while the complex, variable, and potentially dangerous nature of the objective conditions is ignored. Being careless in thinking and overly optimistic leads to panic and helplessness when an accident occurs. After an accident, violators generally have three types of attitudes: the first is one of regret ； The second is a sense of resentment; the third is **psychological state. The poor psychological state of violators is a major threat to safety in research and production; it is an important issue that we must address seriously in our safety management efforts. In response to the psychological states of these 6 types of violators, the appropriate measures should be as follows: first, carry out extensive and in-depth education on the principle of putting safety first, vigorously promote the Party’s guidelines and policies regarding work safety, raise awareness, and strengthen a sense of responsibility as owners of the situation. Strictly enforce operating procedures, adhere to pre-job training, and enhance employees’ awareness of preventing illegal operations. Second, make safety management scientific by implementing target management and networked management, with target management being broken down at various levels. Third, regular safety inspections should be carried out, and any identified hazards should be rectified promptly. Fourth, persist in safety education and training, and institutionalize it.