Citation

Bayram M. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Production Management and Marketing Department, Sakarya University, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2020.1739892

PMID

32148176

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to examine the relationships between safety behaviours (safety compliance and safety participation), their determinants (safety motivation and knowledge of safety), and their antecedent (safety training) affecting employee safety productivity, an economic benefit of OHS.Methods: The study was carried out with the employees participating in the basic OHS training, which is mandatory every two years for all the personnel due to the related legal obligation. The data required for the research purpose was collected by surveying 453 employees. The collected data were then tested using the methods of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).Results: The findings of the analyses showed that safety training, safety knowledge, safety motivation and safety compliance affect the improvement of employee safety productivity, one of the economic benefits of OHS. The study also suggested that safety participation does not influence the improvement of employee productivity. Furthermore, it has brought about a new scale concerning employee safety productivity to the safety literature.Conclusion: It is suggested for organisational managers wishing to increase employee safety productivity to focus particularly on training regarding the safety knowledge, skills, motivation, and compliance of employees.

Language: en

Keywords

Employee safety productivity; safety compliance; safety knowledge; safety motivation; safety participation; safety training