Citation

Bayram M, Arpat B, Ozkan Y. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2021.1959131

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study explores the effects of employee perception of the management's safety priority, safety rules, and safety training on safety participation and safety behaviour decided by management, as well as the mediating role of safety training on the other four dimensions.

METHODS: The study covers employees working in 27 metal companies classed as hazardous/very hazardous in Turkey. The research data was collected by surveying 822 metal sector employees. The collected data was tested through explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses, in that order.

RESULTS: The findings of this analysis indicated statistically direct, positive effects of safety priority on safety rules, and safety training, such effect of safety rules on safety training, and again such effects of safety training on safety participation, and safety behaviour. Besides, indirect relationships were detected between safety priority and safety rules and safety participation, and safety behaviour through the mediating role of safety training.

CONCLUSION: Employee participation in health and safety issues, as well as safe behaviour in the workplace depend on management prioritising health and safety issues as much as production, formulating safe working rules, procedures, and practices using comprehensive and regular training programmes.

Language: en

Keywords

safety climate; safety behaviour; safety culture; safety participation; safety priority; safety rules; Safety training