@article{ref1,
title="Developing a competency model for safety professionals: Correlations between competency and safety functions",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2012",
author="Chang, Shu-Hsuan and Chen, Der-Fa and Wu, Tsung-Chih",
volume="43",
number="5-6",
pages="339-350",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Personal competency is an important factor influencing individual performance. The objective of this study was to develop a competency model of safety professionals and investigate the factors contributing to their competency to achieve greater safety performance. METHOD: In this study, 299 participants (153 safety professionals and 146 safety educators) completed self-administered questionnaires. The response rate was 75%. RESULTS: The results of exploratory factor analysis and cluster analysis revealed that the competency scale for safety professionals comprised five factors. Additionally, the factor &quot;safety and health training and management&quot; explained most of the variance in the competency. The multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) results showed that the respondents' perception of professional competency was significantly influenced by the following factors: occupation, age, job tenure, level of education, and work status. Additionally, the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient analysis indicated that a safety professional's perceived competencies and safety functions were positively correlated. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: This study discusses possible reasons for the influence of the factors previously mentioned and explains how the results can contribute to the development of safety competencies and curricula.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2012.10.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2012.10.009"
}