Citation

Saleem F, Malik MI. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022; 19(20): e13686.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph192013686

PMID

36294281

PMCID

PMC9603379

Abstract

Drawing from social system theory, social identity theory, and social exchange theory, this study examines how safety management practices are linked with employee safety performance through safety consciousness and safety climate. Furthermore, responsible leadership is introduced as a boundary condition in the safety consciousness-safety performance and safety climate-safety performance relationships. Data were collected from employees belonging to pharmaceutical firms located in different industrial zones of Lahore, Pakistan. The support is found for full mediation of safety consciousness and safety climate for the safety management and safety performance relationships. Responsible leadership moderates the safety consciousness-safety performance and safety climate-safety performance relationships so that when the safety climate is weak or the safety consciousness is low, a high level of responsible leadership enhances safety performance.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Safety Management; safety performance; safety climate; safety consciousness; *Organizational Culture; *Leadership; Consciousness; industrial safety; Pharmaceutical Preparations; responsible leadership