scholarly journals The Relationship Between Organizational Safety Culture and Organization Safety Performance. The Mediating Role of Safety Management System

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-157
Author(s):  
VO Otitolaiye ◽  
FS Abd Aziz ◽  
M Munauwar ◽  
F Omer
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Organizational Safety ◽  
Safety Management System ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Organizational Safety Culture

Introduction: Safety performance is defined as efforts undertaken by organizations with the crucial aim of curtailing accidents and injuries to workers. It plays a crucial role in an organization aiming to achieve an anticipated outcome. A plethora of studies have found positive association between safety culture and safety performance of organizations. However, little is known on how the mechanism through which organizational safety culture exerts its influence on safety performance. Thus, this study investigates the indirect effect of safety management system in the relationship between organizational safety culture and safety performance. Methods: This study employs the use of a 5-point Likert questionnaire to collect data from 134 respondents who are head of safety officers in F&B industries located in Lagos, Nigeria. SmartPLS 2.0 was used for data analysis. Results: Results from path analysis revealed that safety culture and safety management system positively relate to safety performance. Furthermore, the mediation analysis indicated an indirect effect of safety management system in the relationship between safety culture and safety performance. Conclusion: It is concluded that though safety culture has a significant positive relationship on safety performance, however its effect will be more if F&B organizations create and constantly implement a robust safety management system.

Multilevel safety culture affecting organization safety performance: a system dynamic approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 2326-2346
Author(s):  
Abdul Qayoom ◽  
Bonaventura H.W. Hadikusumo
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Middle Management ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Safety Management System ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Previous research studies have testified that safety culture positively affects safety performance. However, the progression by which safety culture affects safety performance has not yet been examined. Also, how safety culture affects the overall safety performance at different levels of the organization is yet to be explored. In order to address this issue, the purpose of this paper is to study the effect of multilevel safety culture upon safety performance over time. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual causal-loop diagram is constructed using the group model building approach to establish the relationship between safety culture components (e.g. psychological, behavioral and situational) and the factors associated with safety performance (e.g. risk level, safety behavior, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts and incident rate). Considering the dynamic nature and intricacy of the safety management system, the system dynamics approach has been employed to develop the model. Findings The results indicate that the safety culture at the tactical level (middle management) and operational level is much more effective than strategic level (top management) in ameliorating the safety performance of the organization. Research limitations/implications The scope of this study is limited to the effect of multilevel safety culture on safety performance. The focus is on the dynamics of personal, behavioral and situational factors of top management, middle management and workers to reinforce the safety performance of the organization. Future research can be protracted to build other models of safety. Practical implications First and foremost, the findings summarized in this paper can be implemented by organizations to achieve the total safety culture to upgrade safety performance. Originality/value This paper presents the holistic view of multilevel safety culture in an organization’s hierarchy. It shows how multilevel level safety culture in an organization interacts with the safety management system to enhance the safety performance of the organization.

scholarly journals Implementation of Safety Management System for Improving Construction Safety Performance: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Buildings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiu ◽  
Chan ◽  
Sze ◽  
Shan ◽  
Chan
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Management System ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Safety Management System ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Safety Outcome ◽  
The Relationship

The construction industry contributes to a large proportion of industrial injury and mortality. It is of high importance to evaluate the effectiveness of the Safety Management System (SMS). In particular, it is necessary to compare the quality and level of achievement of SMS and safety performance of a construction project. However, a sizeable sample of construction accidents is often not available. Therefore, possible proxies to indicate the safety performance were established. Moreover, the motivation factors which characterize the quality and level of achievement should be identified. In this study, a structural model has been established to examine the relationship between the SMS implementation and operational & safety performance of the construction projects. Results of the structural model illustrated the relationship between (i) SMS implementation and project safety outcome, (ii) SMS implementation and five motivation factors, and (iii) project safety outcome and six proxies. Results of this study have unfolded the motivation factors in SMS implementation and their subsequent effects on project performance, throwing light on the need to enhance the safety management practice in order to reduce accidents and injuries in the construction industry in the long run.

Effect of Safety Culture, Safety Performance and Management System on the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industries in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 202-212
Author(s):  
Victor O. Otitolaiye ◽  
Anthonia O. Adediran ◽  
Yahaya Ahmed ◽  
Samuel Moveh ◽  
Terstegha J-P. Ivase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Safety Management System ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Complex Models

This paper examines the influence of safety culture and safety management system on the safety performance of food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing industries in Lagos state, Nigeria. A survey involving 178 questionnaires from safety managers from the F&B manufacturing industries was conducted. The statistical tool SmartPLS was used for analysis due to its ability and flexibility for examining complex models. The results indicated that the safety culture and safety management system were statistically positively related to safety performance. Besides showing the suitability of SmartPLS in statistical analysis, the results also indicated that the firms that intend to achieve their outlined goals regarding safety could greatly benefit from a positive safety management system and safety culture.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document