%0 Journal Article %T Improving safety through non-technical skills in chemical plants: the validity of a questionnaire for the self-assessment of workers %J International journal of environmental research and public health %D 2019 %A Mariani, Marco Giovanni %A Vignoli, Michela %A Chiesa, Rita %A Violante, Francesco Saverio %A Guglielmi, Dina %V 16 %N 6 %P e16060992-e16060992 %X This research is aimed at developing a questionnaire for the self-assessment of non-technical skills (NTS) leading to safety in the chemical sector and at analysing the properties of its scales in terms of construct validity. The research involved 269 Italian employees from three chemical plants of an international company, who occupied lowâğmedium levels in the organizational hierarchy.

RESULTS showed a good level of validity and reliability of the instrument and suggested that communication, situational awareness, decision-making, and fatigue/stress management are the four most important NTS for safety in the chemical sector.

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%G en %I MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute %@ 1661-7827 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060992