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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Schwatka, Natalie V.a; b; * | Rosecrance, John C.b
Affiliations: [a] Center for Health, Work & Environment, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA | [b] Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Natalie V. Schwatka, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Worker Health and Enviornment, 13199 E Montview Ave., Suite 200, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Tel.: +1 303 724 4607; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND: There is growing empirical evidence that as safety climate improves work site safety practice improve. Safety climate is often measured by asking workers about their perceptions of management commitment to safety. However, it is less common to include perceptions of their co-workers commitment to safety. While the involvement of management in safety is essential, working with co-workers who value and prioritize safety may be just as important. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a concept of safety climate that focuses on top management, supervisors and co-workers commitment to safety, which is relatively new and untested in the United States construction industry. METHODS: Survey data was collected from a cohort of 300 unionized construction workers in the United States. The significance of direct and indirect (mediation) effects among safety climate and safety behavior factors were evaluated via structural equation modeling. RESULTS: Results indicated that safety climate was associated with safety behaviors on the job. More specifically, perceptions of co-workers commitment to safety was a mediator between both management commitment to safety climate factors and safety behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: These results support workplace health and safety interventions that build and sustain safety climate and a commitment to safety amongst work teams.
Keywords: Safety leadership, construction safety, construction workers, safety management practices
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-162341
Journal: Work, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 401-413, 2016
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