Safety Attitudes Scale

Flin, Rhona; Gordon, R. B.; Fleming, Mark R.

doi:10.1037/t65559-000

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“…The primary rationale for including these concepts in their comprehensive model is the idea that workers who have greater control or autonomy in their jobs are more likely to adhere to safe work practices (Parker, Axtell, & Turner, 2001). Moreover, workers who confront production demands from either an unrealistic superior or from environmental conditions, such as forecasts of heavy rain during harvest, are more likely to attend to production demands than to adhere to safety precautions (Hoffmann & Stetzer, 1996;Mearns, Flin, Gordan, & Fleming, 2001) such as using personal protective equipment and frequent hand washing.…”

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“…Similarly, Parker and colleagues (2001) showed that greater job autonomy was associated with greater safety compliance and conscientiousness. Research conducted primarily with offshore platform workers consistently documents that job-related demands, particularly production demands, encourage workers to eschew safety behaviors (Hoffmann & Stetzer, 1996;Mearns et al, 2001). Other research with nonfarmworker samples also shows that higher levels of control and lower demands are associated with greater adherence to ad-vocated workplace safety practices (e.g., Turner, Chmiel, & Walls, 2005).…”

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Job demands and pesticide exposure among immigrant Latino farmworkers.

Grzywacz¹,

Quandt²,

Vallejos³

et al. 2010

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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The goal of this study was to understand the potential threat of job stressors to farmworker health. To accomplish this goal we studied pesticide exposure, an issue with immediate and long-term health consequences, and predictions from the demands-control model of occupational stress. Longitudinal, self-report data and urine samples were collected at monthly intervals from a cohort of Latino farmworkers (N=287) during the 2007 agricultural season. The primary hypothesis was that greater exposure to psychological demands, physical exertion, and hazardous work conditions are associated with greater odds of detecting DAP urinary pesticide metabolites, biomarkers indicating exposure to pesticides. Contrary to this hypothesis, results indicated that none of the elements of the Demands-Control model were independently associated with detection of DAP urinary pesticide metabolites. However, analyses produced several interaction effects, including evidence that high levels of control may buffer the effects of physical job demands on detection of DAP urinary pesticide metabolites.

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Section: Theoretical Foundationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Foundationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Job demands and pesticide exposure among immigrant Latino farmworkers.

Grzywacz¹,

Quandt²,

Vallejos³

et al. 2010

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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“…Research on Risk Perception: Organizations can influence their employees' perceptions of risk by the context and culture of the work environment that define risk (Mearns, Flin and O'Connor, 2001). In some cases, organizations overstate the degree to which its culture is safety or risk-oriented during initial stages of socialization for new employees.…”

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Organizational Culture and Safety

Karwowski¹

2006

International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors - 3 Volume Set

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only a fool perseveres in error." Cicero. Humans will break the most advanced technological devices and override safety and security systems if they are given the latitude. Within the workplace, the operator may be just one of several factors in causing accidents or making risky decisions. Other variables considered for their involvement in the negative and often catastrophic outcomes include the organizational context and culture. Many organizations have constructed and implemented safety programs to be assimilated into their culture to assure employee commitment and understanding of the importance of everyday safety. The purpose of this paper is to examine literature on organizational safety cultures and programs that attempt to combat vulnerability, risk taking behavior and decisions and identify the role of training in attempting to mitigate unsafe acts.

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Safety Attitudes Scale

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Job demands and pesticide exposure among immigrant Latino farmworkers.

Job demands and pesticide exposure among immigrant Latino farmworkers.

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