This article examines safety leadership during regular safety‐related tasks conducted across a mining work system. Applying a systems‐thinking methodology, a modified version of the critical decision method (CDM) interview technique was used to examine decision‐making and behavior in association with five safety‐related tasks executed across the work system; hazard identification, inspections, standard operating procedure development, task observation and return to work coordination activities. Data were mapped onto Rasmussen's risk management framework to explore the characteristics of safety leadership decision‐making and behavior which occurred across the work system to support successful task execution. Vertical integration was present and was associated with a core set of decision‐making elements and leadership behaviors that facilitated the communication and exchange of information within and across the work system in association with tasks executed. In addition, different profiles of decision‐making characteristics and behavioral engagement were evident at different system levels, which indicated variability in safety leadership was required to support successful task execution across the work system. Task type was found to influence safety leadership, with structured tasks demonstrating less intensive decision‐making and behavioral engagement requirements than unstructured tasks. The findings add to the knowledge base on safety leadership through improved understanding of the concept, its occurrence across tasks and work system levels, and the factors which influence it to support safe system functioning. Future research endeavors and practical implications are discussed.

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一整天的工作：在采矿中定期进行与安全相关的任务时，加深对安全领导力的了解

本文探讨了在整个采矿工作系统中执行的常规安全相关任务期间的安全领导力。应用系统思维方法，对关键决策方法（CDM）采访技术进行了修改，以检查决策和行为，并与整个工作系统中执行的五项与安全相关的任务相关联；危害识别，检查，标准操作程序开发，任务观察和恢复工作协调活动。数据被映射到拉斯穆森的风险管理框架上，以探索安全领导决策和行为的特征，这些特征贯穿整个工作系统，以支持成功执行任务。目前存在垂直整合，并与一系列核心决策要素和领导行为相关联，这些要素和领导行为促进了与执行任务相关的工作系统内部和整个工作系统之间的信息交流和交换。此外，在不同的系统级别上，决策特征和行为参与的不同情况也很明显，这表明安全领导力的可变性是支持整个工作系统成功执行任务所必需的。发现任务类型会影响安全领导，结构化任务显示出比非结构化任务低强度的决策和行为参与要求。这些发现通过增进对概念，其在任务和工作系统级别中的出现的理解，增加了关于安全领导力的知识。以及影响它支持安全系统功能的因素。讨论了未来的研究工作和实际意义。