| Safety management practices and safety behaviour: assessing the mediating role of safety knowledge and motivation. | |
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PMID: 20728666 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Safety management practices not only improve working conditions but also positively influence employees' attitudes and behaviours with regard to safety, thereby reducing accidents in workplace. This study measured employees' perceptions on six safety management practices and self-reported safety knowledge, safety motivation, safety compliance and safety participation by conducting a survey using questionnaire among 1566 employees belonging to eight major accident hazard process industrial units in Kerala, a state in southern part of India. The reliability and unidimesionality of all the scales were found acceptable. Path analysis using AMOS-4 software showed that some of the safety management practices have direct and indirect relations with the safety performance components, namely, safety compliance and safety participation. Safety knowledge and safety motivation were found to be the key mediators in explaining these relationships. Safety training was identified as the most important safety management practice that predicts safety knowledge, safety motivation, safety compliance and safety participation. These findings provide valuable guidance for researchers and practitioners for identifying the mechanisms by which they can improve safety of workplace. |
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Authors:
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M N Vinodkumar; M Bhasi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-07-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Accident; analysis and prevention Volume: 42 ISSN: 1879-2057 ISO Abbreviation: Accid Anal Prev Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-23 Completed Date: 2010-12-16 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254476 Medline TA: Accid Anal Prev Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2082-93 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Safety and Fire Engineering, School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682022, Kerala, India. mnvinodkumar@cusat.ac.in |
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Accidents, Occupational
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prevention & control* Adult Chemical Hazard Release / prevention & control* Cooperative Behavior Female Guideline Adherence* Hazardous Substances* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans India Male Middle Aged Motivation* Organizational Policy Protective Clothing Questionnaires Safety / standards* Safety Management / organization & administration, standards* Wounds and Injuries / prevention & control* Young Adult |
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0/Hazardous Substances |
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