Safety compliance and safety climate: A repeated cross-sectional study in the oil and gas industry

Kvalheim, Sverre Andreas; Dahl, Øyvind

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2016.10.006

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“…The study also shows that safety climate indicators have a predictive capacity in relation to accidents, not only at the group or organizational level, as employed by Zohar and those inspired by his work (6,7,9,21), but also at a population level, where each respondent's answers represent five safety climate dimensions of a group or organization. Our results in particular relate to employees engaged in work that requires basic-level skills and likely others as well.…”

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“…Numerous studies today explicitly or implicitly regard safety climate as a leading indicator capable of predicting safety outcomes (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10). However, research on safety climate as a leading indicator for accidents specifically is still limited, as most empirical studies are retrospective rather than prospective, as shown in a 2009 review by Payne et al (11).…”

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Is perception of safety climate a relevant predictor for occupational accidents? Prospective cohort study among blue-collar workers

Ajslev¹,

Jakobsen²,

Kines³

et al. 2018

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Objectives The capability of safety climate to predict accidents has been the target of widespread debate in occupational health and safety research. The objective of this prospective cohort study was to employ a shortened five-item safety climate survey to investigate whether safety climate reports in 2012 are predictive for accidents reported within the last 12 months in 2014. Methods In both 2012 and 2014, 3864 blue-collar workers answered the Danish Working Environment and Health Cohort Study. Logistic regression was used to study the association [odds ratio (OR)] of reporting a work-related accident (yes/no) with more than one day of sickness absence (outcome) within the last 12 months in 2014 with the number of safety climate problems (predictor). The analyses were cumulatively adjusted for age, gender (model 1), socioeconomic class, occupational group, lifestyle (model 2), and previous accidents in 2012 (model 3). Results Of the safety climate problems reported in 2012, 1017 (28%) participants reported one problem, 357 (10%) reported two and 614 (17%) reported three or more problems. Using the number of safety climate problems as a continuous variable, all models showed a dose-response relationship between number of safety climate problems in 2012 and at least one accident in 2014 (trend-test, P<0.001). Compared to participants with no safety climate problems, participants reporting two safety climate problems in 2012 had a higher risk for reporting an accident in 2014 [OR 1.84, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22-2.77], and the risk was higher for participants reporting three or more safety problems (OR 2.22, 95% CI 1.60-3.09). Conclusions A higher number of safety climate problems progressively increased the OR for reporting at least one accident within the last 12 months at the two-year follow-up. The five-item safety climate survey is a simple and important tool that can be used as part of risk assessment in blue-collar workplaces.

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Is perception of safety climate a relevant predictor for occupational accidents? Prospective cohort study among blue-collar workers

Ajslev¹,

Jakobsen²,

Kines³

et al. 2018

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…In some studies, this theme is divided into two different factors, one concerned with management commitment and the other with supervisor attitude. 5,7,14,17,18,26,29,35,[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48] There are many questionnaires which included supervision as an individual factor, thus emphasizing the significance of supervisors in establishing and improving the workplace surroundings and consequently the SC for their activities. The skill of supervision in controlling the performance of workforce is a factor of the greatest importance in productive injury/accident prevention.…”

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“…Workplace, workload, and WP, or production pressure, are very common themes in SC surveys, and for good reason. It has emerged only in a few previous studies as a separate theme, 5,17,26,29,[45][46][47]54,56 but a review of items clearly shows that it is a central issue, although the items may be included by factors like management/ supervision, worker's commitment, and so on. When time and resources become stretched, WP is very likely to influence the SC at the workplace.…”

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Influence of respondent type on relationships between safety climate and safety performance in manufacturing firm

Singh¹,

Verma²

2018

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O:

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the interrelation between the dimensions of safety climate and of safety performance in the Indian manufacturing industries. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using a sample of 242 manufacturing employees from five small- and medium-scale industries across north India. An organized questionnaire was developed to acquire participant’s demographic attributes and safety climate and safety performance factors. In accordance with the literature review, a model is hypothesized to demonstrate the interrelations between safety climate and safety performance. It was examined and validated by applying confirmatory factor analysis on calibration and validation sub-samples, respectively. In addition, to analyze the moderating effects of respondent type, structural equation modeling was used. This study resulted that the impact of safety performance on safety participation and safety compliance was significantly positive whereas the impact on the number of self-reported accidents/injuries and near misses was significantly negative. The study assists the frame of understanding by uncovering the divergence in subsisting constructs of safety climate and safety performance. An accurate model is presumed to briefly determine the safety climate and safety performance in the Indian manufacturing industries; while concluding the results of the study to other developing countries, prudence must be applied.

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“…A Likert scale (1-5) questionnaire has been developed to collect data for further analysis. A few Unsafe supervision [5,25] Lack of PPEs [15,21] Poor skill [23,26] Job Stress [18,27] Lack of safety training [28,29] Technical error [20,22] Operation error [30,31] Unsafe Process Design [24,32] Lack of rules and regulations [5,33] Design error [34,35] Inherent proneness [36,37] Poor physical environment [38,39] Poor safety culture [40,41] Poor behavior [42,43] Management issues [44,45] questions have been asked regarding demographics of the individuals in the questionnaire and then the questions regarding the mentioned factors have been asked. Questions have been carefully sketched and verified from the research experts.…”

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An Empirical Analysis of a Process Industry to Explore the Accident Causation Factors: A Case Study of a Textile Mill in Pakistan

Manzoor

Hussain

Wasim

et al. 2018

J. Basic Appl. Sci.

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Industrial revolutions not only improved the general lifestyle of individuals but also brought an increase in the diversity of the manufactured goods. This diversification involved use of advanced technology and complex methods that entailed dangerous conditions. According to international labor organization, occupational accidents cause death of more than two million individuals each year in different industries. Process industries are complex in nature and tend to lead to more accidents. In Pakistan among the process industries, textile mills are the most accident prone industries in recent times. Therefore, an empirical analysis of a textile process industry has been done using structural equation modelling to examine the interactions between the contributory factors of accidents. Results revealed that unsafe acts are a major contributor to human error, equipment error and unsafe environment that in turn lead to the calamities and disasters that can be avoided with proper safety measures in place.

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Safety compliance and safety climate: A repeated cross-sectional study in the oil and gas industry

Cited by 77 publications

References 44 publications

Is perception of safety climate a relevant predictor for occupational accidents? Prospective cohort study among blue-collar workers

Is perception of safety climate a relevant predictor for occupational accidents? Prospective cohort study among blue-collar workers

Influence of respondent type on relationships between safety climate and safety performance in manufacturing firm

An Empirical Analysis of a Process Industry to Explore the Accident Causation Factors: A Case Study of a Textile Mill in Pakistan

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