@article{ref1,
title="Non-technical skills in social networks: the spread of safety communication and teamwork in a warehouse",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Paolucci, Alessio and Sangiorgi, Sergio and Mariani, Marco Giovanni",
volume="18",
number="2",
pages="e467-e467",
abstract="Safety at work should be considered as the result of the daily interaction of operators. The present research wants to analyze which factors are involved in the  development of social networks about safety at work. We assumed that two relational  non-technical skills, such as safety communication and safety team member support,  affect the in-degree and out-degree bonds of workers in social networks. One hundred  and eight workers of a warehouse were the participants of the research, in which  they were asked to fill out a self-reported questionnaire. Multiple linear  regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. <br><br>RESULTS confirmed that safety  communication and safety support skills play a role in determining the quantity and  the quality of social bonds that workers can create at the workplace. To be  specific, while safety communication was found to be associated with out-degree  centrality (b = 0.24; p = 0.01), a nonsignificant relationship was found for  in-degree centrality. In contrast, safety team member support was found to be  associated with in-degree centrality (b = 0.28; p = 0.04). In other words, on the  one hand, it was found that high levels of safety communication skills are  associated with the tendency of workers to proactively search for colleagues with  whom they can share information about safety. On the other hand, workers with high  levels of safety support skills tend to be considered as reference points in terms  of safety by colleagues, who are more prone to look for their help. Implications for  both scientists and practitioners are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18020467",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020467"
}