@article{ref1,
title="Testing safety commitment in organizations through interpretations of safety artifacts",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2008",
author="Luria, Gil and Rafaeli, Anat",
volume="39",
number="5",
pages="519-528",
abstract="PROBLEM: Safety culture relates to injuries and safety incidents in organizations, but is difficult to asses and measure. We describe a preliminary test of assessing an organization's safety culture by examining employee interpretations of organizational safety artifacts (safety signs). METHOD: We collected data in three organizations using a new safety culture assessment tool that we label the Safety Artifact Interpretation (SAI) scale; we then crossed these data with safety climate and leadership evaluations. RESULTS: SAI were interpreted by employees in accordance with two conceptually distinct themes that are salient in the literature on organizational safety culture: safety compliance and commitment to safety. A significant correlation exists between SAI scores and the organizational safety climate. A similar (though insignificant) relationship was observed between SAI scores and leadership ratings. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: Employee perceptions and interpretations of safety artifacts can facilitate assessments of safety culture and can ultimately lead to understanding of and improvements in the level of organizational safety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2008.08.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2008.08.004"
}