Citation

Price DL, Lueder RK. J. Saf. Res. 1980; 12(3): 99-106.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Executives from 475 Virginia companies and a 75 Virginia Union representatives were surveyed by a mail or interview questionnaire on attitudes toward work safety and OSHA. 30-7 executives were interviewed, and the remainder received questionnaires by post. There was a 60% survey response. The questionnaire included eight items on OSHA, seven items on general worker safety, one item to indicate whether there had been a prior OSHA inspection, and five special-interest questions. Union representatives showed significantly more positive attitudes toward worker safety and toward OSHA than did those of management. Both union and management representatives felt company management played a critical role in worker safety, but management did not recognize that unions played a critical role in worker safety. Executives from union and from nonunion firms did not differ significantly in their attitudes toward worker safety and OSHA. Size of the company, industry risk classification, or whether or not the company had been inspected by OSHA did not significantly affect attitudes. There was no significant difference between those interviewed and those responding to mailed questionnaires.