Citation

Mariani MG, Vignoli M, Chiesa R, Violante FS, Guglielmi D. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019; 16(6): e16060992.

Affiliation

Department of Education Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, 40100 Bologna BO, Italy. dina.guglielmi@unibo.it.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph16060992

PMID

30893888

Abstract

This research is aimed at developing a questionnaire for the self-assessment of non-technical skills (NTS) leading to safety in the chemical sector and at analysing the properties of its scales in terms of construct validity. The research involved 269 Italian employees from three chemical plants of an international company, who occupied low⁻medium levels in the organizational hierarchy.

RESULTS showed a good level of validity and reliability of the instrument and suggested that communication, situational awareness, decision-making, and fatigue/stress management are the four most important NTS for safety in the chemical sector.

Language: en

Keywords

non-technical skills; psychometric properties; workplace safety