Citation

Allen JA, Reiter-Palmon R, Prange KA, Shuffler ML, Barber E. Occup. Health Sci. 2019; 3(1): 59-81.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s41542-019-00032-6

PMID

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Abstract

Safety concerns are a critical issue for individuals and teams in high reliability organizations (HROs). As HROs with positive safety climates often have fewer accidents and injuries, understanding which approaches can improve safety climate is paramount. The purpose of the current study was to investigate how leaders' behavior in after-action reviews (AARs) relates to AAR quality, perceptions of team safety climate, and perceptions of organizational safety climate. We used a sample (N = 89) of firefighters to test the mediation model.

RESULTS indicated that AAR leader behaviors focusing on consideration and learning promote positive perceptions of team and organizational safety climate through AAR meeting quality.

Language: en

Keywords

After-action reviews; Emergency responders; Firefighting; Leader behavior; Safety norms