Citation

Chen YL, Liu KH, Chang CC. Int. J. Ind. Ergonomics 2018; 67: 67-72.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ergon.2018.04.010

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test the applicability of a Chinese version of a questionnaire designed for measuring safety climate and to connect scores with occupational accidents, using the steel industry in Taiwan as exemplar. The study used safety climate as a lagging indicator of accident records from a period of three years prior to measurement of safety climate and to investigate when the measurement expired.

RESULTS showed that group-level safety climate provides a good lagging indicator of occupational accidents. Also, the data revealed meaningful variation between different departments in a single company. This information could be applied to improve workplace safety in an efficient manner and protect employees from occupational hazards. When considering the best period of time over which to measure safety climate, results suggested one year was preferable to a longer time period.

Language: en

Keywords

Occupational safety; Practical application; Safety behavior