A Safety Program That Integrated Behavior-Based Safety and Traditional Safety Methods and Its Effects on Injury Rates of Manufacturing Workers

Hermann, Jaime A.; Ibarra, Guillermo V.; Hopkins, B. L.

doi:10.1080/01608060903472445

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“…Behavior-based safety (BBS) that has been the research focus for many employment industries [9,10] is accepted A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t 3 as an important issue to enhance construction safety management [11,12]. However, very few attempts have been made to determine the causal relations between multiple latent variables (i.e., organizational commitment, stress response, safety motivation, safety knowledge, and safety climate) and to quantify their degrees of effect on the indicator, construction workers' safety behavior.…”

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Modeling the predictors of safety behavior in construction workers

Shin

Gwak

Lee

2015

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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This paper presents a model that quantifies the causal relations among safety variables (latent variables) and workers' safety behavior (indicator) using statistical data and hypotheses obtained from construction workers and existing literatures, respectively. The safety variables that affect workers' safety behaviors are identified from existing studies and operationalized to measure their causal relations with the workers' behaviors. The model identifies the directions and degrees of the effect of every latent variable on the other latent variables and the indicator. Survey questionnaires were administered to construction workers in South Korea. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach's α and structural equation modeling were performed to test the causal hypotheses using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0. This study provides the theoretical model that predicts construction workers' safety behavior on construction sites using path diagram and analysis.

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Modeling the predictors of safety behavior in construction workers

Shin

Gwak

Lee

2015

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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“…Hermann et al (2010) estimated that 85% of accidents can be attributed to unsafe acts. Choudhry and Fang (2008) indicated that reducing accidents and improving safety performance can be achieved by systematically focusing upon those unsafe behaviors on construction sites.…”

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Prospective safety performance evaluation on construction sites

Liu

Zhang

et al. 2015

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…Encouraging safe behaviour is therefore an important element of improving safety performance [2]. Most behaviour-based safety researchers concentrate predominately on workers' behaviours that can directly prevent workplace injuries and improve workers' safety [3]. However, it is not su cient to focus exclusively on individual behaviour because organizational factors contribute to unsafe behaviours and errors, and directly to injury in some cases [4].…”

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Factors associated with unsafe work behaviours in an Iranian petrochemical company: Perspectives of workers, supervisors, and safety managers

Harsini

Ghofranipour

Sanaeinasab

et al. 2020

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Background: The petrochemical industry is hazardous, in part because of the inherently dangerous nature of the work conducted, and incidents frequently result in significant financial and social losses. The most common immediate cause of incidents and injuries in this industry is unsafe worker behaviour. Identifying the factors encouraging unsafe work behaviours is the first step in taking action to discourage them. The aim of this study was to (a) explore workers', supervisors' and safety managers' attitudes and perceptions of safety in a petrochemical company in Iran, and (b) identify the factors that discourage safe work behaviours. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted by applying the steps described by Graneheim and Lundman (2004). Twenty participants were recruited from an Iranian petrochemical company using a multi-stage approach, with initial purposive sampling followed by snowball sampling to enhance recruitment. Individual face-to-face and semi-structured interviews were conducted to gain an in-depth understanding of factors acting as barriers to safe behaviour. The interviews were recorded and transcribed in Persian and then translated into English. Conventional content analysis was performed. Results: The main themes emerging from the interviews were: (i) poor direct safety management and supervision; (ii) unsafe workplace conditions; (iii) workers' perceptions, skills and training; and (iv) broader organisational factors. Conclusions: The findings give insights into practical organisational measures that can be implemented by management to promote workers’ commitment to safety and engage in safe behaviours in their workplace. Trial registration: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials: IRCT20170515033981N2. Registered 19 June 2018.

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A Safety Program That Integrated Behavior-Based Safety and Traditional Safety Methods and Its Effects on Injury Rates of Manufacturing Workers

Cited by 37 publications

References 6 publications

Modeling the predictors of safety behavior in construction workers

Modeling the predictors of safety behavior in construction workers

Prospective safety performance evaluation on construction sites

Factors associated with unsafe work behaviours in an Iranian petrochemical company: Perspectives of workers, supervisors, and safety managers

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