scholarly journals Determinants of Safety Climate in the Professional Logging Industry

Safety ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Elise Lagerstrom ◽  
Sheryl Magzamen ◽  
Pete Kines ◽  
William Brazile ◽  
John Rosecrance
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
The United States ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptom ◽  
Safety Communication ◽  
Logging Industry ◽  
Intermountain Region ◽  
Safety Priority ◽  
Safety Systems

Work involving forest logging is considered one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. In the intermountain region of Montana and Idaho in the United States, the extreme terrain, remote location and severe weather conditions escalate risk. Although safety has improved through the development of mechanized equipment, logging tasks continue to be very hazardous. Thus, as with leading companies in other occupational sectors, logging enterprises are beginning to consider safety climate as a useful measure in their safety systems. The purpose of this study was to quantify safety climate within the logging industry of Montana, USA and to identify specific determinants of safety climate. A demographic, musculoskeletal symptom (MSS), and safety climate survey (NOSACQ-50) was administered to 743 professional loggers. Analyses were conducted to determine the association between demographic characteristics, MSS, workplace variables and the scores on five safety climate dimensions (management safety priority and ability, workers’ safety commitment, workers’ safety priority and risk non-acceptance, peer safety communication, learning and trust in safety ability, and workers’ trust in efficacy of safety systems). Variables identified as predictors of safety climate included logging system type, supervisory status, age, years of experience and reported MSS. As safety climate is a leading indicator of workplace safety, if work groups with the lowest safety climate scores can be identified, they could receive targeted safety intervention programs or resources; thereby directing resources to the groups who need it the most, without relying on lagging indicators such as injury and fatality rates.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Safety Behaviour among Primary School Teachers in Kuala Nerus, Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S3) ◽  
pp. 345-351
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Safety Communication ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Safety Compliance ◽  
Safety Priority ◽  
Safety Systems ◽  
Compliance Behaviour

Habitual non-compliance with policies, procedures and safety rules are believed to be the main cause of accidents as it can cause the entire system more at risk for failure. Recognising how particular facets of safety climate may shape risk behaviour will allow organizations to weigh conflicting organizational priorities as well as reducing unsafe behaviour in the workplace. This study assessed safety climate dimensions as predictors for safety compliance behaviours in defining safety climate and evaluated the perception of school teachers about the workplace safety and health system in primary schools. The objectives of this study was to explore the relationship between perceived safety climate and safety compliance behaviour among primary school teachers; and to determine the dominant factors of perceived safety climate which influence safety compliance behaviour among primary school teachers. This study used the quantitative approach by applying Nordic Safety Climate Questionnaire-50 (NOSACQ-50). The major findings of the study indicated that three independent variables peer safety communication learning, and trust in safety ability, workers’ trust in efficacy of safety systems, and management safety justice influence significantly on safety compliance behaviour. On the other hand, management safety priority and ability and workers’ safety commitment and management safety empowerment were least significantly related to safety compliance behaviour among the teachers. The proportion of the variance in the dependent variable is explained by the independent variables when these variables are entered into the regression analysis. The six perceived safety climate managed to explain significantly 58.7% of the variance in safety compliance behaviour. Consistent with hypothesis no.8, the factor peer safety communication learning, and trust in safety ability (β= .365, p<0.05), workers’ trust in efficacy of safety systems (β= .237, p<0.05), and management safety justice (β= .212, p<0.05) was positively related to perceived safety compliance behaviour. There was no support, however, for factor management safety priority and ability (β=.061), management safety empowerment (β=.003), and worker safety commitment (β=.016) was unrelated to safety compliance behaviour.

scholarly journals Safety Climate in Military Organizations: A Pilot Study of an Adjusted Multi-Domain Instrument

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 1373-1377
Author(s):  
M. Schüler ◽  
J. Vega Matuszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Safety Communication ◽  
Validation Data ◽  
Military Organizations ◽  
Safety Priority ◽  
Safety Systems

The aim of this pilot study is to adjust the NOSACQ-50 to the work environment of military organizations. NOSACQ-50 is a validated tool successfully used in several organizational domains to measure occupational safety climate (OSC). In general, few studies have been published investigating OSC in military organizations. NOSACQ-50 consists of 50 items across 7 OSC dimensions, i.e. group members’ shared perceptions of: 1) management safety priority, commitment and competence; 2) management safety empowerment; 3) management safety justice; 4) workers’ safety commitment; 5) workers’ safety priority and risk non-acceptance; 6) safety communication, learning, and trust in co-workers’ safety competence; 7) workers’ trust in the efficacy of safety systems. To assess the relevance of the NOSACQ-50 items, a revised version of the instrument was sent to 11 military safety experts. In addition, 19 items pertaining to areas not covered by NOSACQ-50 were validated by the same experts. After contents validation, data from 517 participants from 4 garrisons were collected. The results showed that NOSACQ-50 had acceptable reliability scores (.70-.89.), and the factor structure was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Principal component analyses (PCA) of the supplementary 19 items showed that 12 items grouped into three dimensions (alpha .74-.91): Management enabling safety performance, personnel’s knowledge of and competence in national laws regulating safety and Unit ethics. In conclusion, preliminary results showed the adjusted NOSACQ-50 instrument could be used to measure OSC in military organizations. However, additional studies must be performed to improve and develop military specific dimensions not covered by NOSACQ-50.

scholarly journals Factors Related to Safety Climate in Production Line Workers of Food Manufacturing

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.24) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Abdullbasis Yangok ◽  
Thitiworn Choosong
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Food Manufacturing ◽  
The Status ◽  
Safety Priority ◽  
Safety Systems

Developing and encouraging a safety culture is an important factor to achieve a safe workplace with low injury rates. Safety climate can be an indicator of the status of an occupational health and safety management system in an organization. It can provide a snapshot of the safety culture. The Thai version of Nordic Occupational Safety Climate Questionnaire is used to evaluate the safety climate in the food manufacturing industry in Songkhla, Thailand. The results can also be used as a guideline in the development and safety management in the future. The response rate was great. The employees who participated were 14.7% male and 85.3% were female. Most subjects were 41-50 years-old and most had a 1- to 5-year working experience. The highest safety climate score of the workers was the dimension of “workers’ trust in the efficacy of safety systems” (3.29) while the lowest score was the dimension of “workers' safety priority and risk non-acceptance” (2.89). For the leaders, the highest safety climate score was the dimension of “workers’ safety commitment” (3.44) and the lowest score was the dimension of “management safety empowerment” (3.10). The factors related to accident occurrence were the differences in the organizations and the mean score of the safety climate dimension of “worker’s safety priority and risk non-acceptance”.  

scholarly journals Safety Climate as an Indicator and Predictor of Safety Performance: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Brandon Baertschi ◽  
Sang D Choi ◽  
Kwangseog Ahn
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Employee Safety ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Safety Priority

This study compared and objectively gauged the safety climate in the manufacturing facilities (high safety performing vs. low safety performing) to identify the most impactful areas to focus to reduce or prevent workplace injuries. In order to accomplish the study objective, we employed the Nordic Safety Climate Questionnaire (NOSACQ-50) consisted of 50 items across seven dimensions. A total of 116 operations employees in the paper laminate manufacturing completed the survey. The two sites were both within the United States and had structured the same operations. The results of the comparisons showed that there was a significant difference in the total scores for the sites. The high performance site had significantly higher NOSACQ-50 scores than the underperforming site in all dimensions. The high performing site had the greater safety climate scores in the area of “management safety priority & ability”. The underperforming site recorded comparatively lower scores in the areas of “management safety empowerment”, “group safety priority”, and “worker safety commitment”. We provided the recommendations of three focus areas: commitment, involvement, and accountability. The outcomes from this study could be useful to apply resources and focus to the appropriate areas in order to make safety improvements. In turn, improving safety climate can have positive impacts on increasing employee safety while improving the viability of the organization.

scholarly journals The Correlation Between Safety Climate With Unsafe Act In Apartment Building Construction Workers Pt. Multikon 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Rahmah Amalina
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Communication ◽  
Work Accident ◽  
Work Accidents ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Safety Priority

Construction is one of the highest industries in contributing to work accident rates. Unsafe act is the cause of 73% of work accidents. One way to prevent unsafe act is through safe behavior implemented by management and workers themselves. This study aims to determine the correlation between the safety climate with unsafe act. This research uses quantitative analytic methods with cross sectional design study. Data was analyzed using chi-square with a sample of 88 people selected by purposive sampling method. The results showed that the proportion of respondents who frequently perform unsafe acts was 33%. In bivariate analysis showed there were a relevant relationship between the dimensions of management safety empowerment (OR 2.455; 95% CI 1.06-5.87), worker’s safety priority and risk non-acceptance (OR 2.679; 95% CI 1.05- 6,83) and the dimensions of safety communication, learning and trust in co-worker’s safety competence (OR 2,500; 95% CI 1.05-5.91) with unsafe act. Workers who have a good perception of a safety climate rarely take unsafe actions.

scholarly journals Fostering Safety Communication among Construction Workers: Role of Safety Climate and Crew-Level Cohesion

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhavana Pandit ◽  
Alex Albert ◽  
Yashwardhan Patil ◽  
Ahmed Al-Bayati
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Synergetic Effect ◽  
The United States ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Safety Hazards ◽  
Safety Communication ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys

Safety communication among construction workers is fundamental to effective safety management. However, evidence suggests that poor safety communication is a common problem in construction workplaces. In fact, previous research has unveiled a number of systemic barriers to effective safety communication in the construction industry. When workers do not sufficiently communicate relevant safety hazards and appropriate injury prevention measures, unexpected injuries can follow. Therefore, research examining factors that promote or impede effective safety communication is necessary. Towards achieving this goal, the purpose of the current research was to evaluate the effect of safety climate and crew cohesion on the demonstrated safety communication levels. The goal was achieved by gathering empirical data from 57 construction workplaces in the United States. More specifically, the participating construction workplaces were visited, and data pertaining to the safety climate and crew-level cohesion were first collected using questionnaire surveys. Next, a safety communication survey instrument was administered, and the data necessary to compute network density—a social network metric that is indicative of safety communication levels was gathered. The analysis of the data suggested that a positive relationship exists between safety climate and safety communication levels. Likewise, construction crews that demonstrated higher levels of cohesion exhibited superior safety communication levels. Finally, evidence also suggested that a synergetic effect exists between safety climate and crew cohesion in improving safety communication levels.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PERSEPSI IKLIM KESELAMATAN DENGAN KEPATUHAN PEKERJA KONSTRUKSI PADA PROGRAM K3 DI PROYEK X

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Aldian Noor Qolbi ◽  
Partha Muliawan
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Communication ◽  
Systematic Random Sampling ◽  
Perception Of Safety ◽  
Improve Compliance ◽  
Work Accident ◽  
Safety Priority

ABSTRAK Pekerja konstruksi bangunan merupakan pekerjaan padat karya yang sangat berisiko terhadap kesehatan dan keselamatannya. Kepatuhan pekerja pada program K3 di proyek merupakan salah satu perilaku keselamatan yang berhubungan langsung dengan kecelakaan kerja. Salah satu faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi kepatuhan adalah persepsi pekerja terhadap iklim keselamatan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis hubungan persepsi iklim keselamatan terhadap kepatuhan pekerja pada program K3 di proyek X. Penelitian analitik dengan pendekatan kuantitatif menggunakan rancangan cross-sectional. Responden pada penelitian ini berjumlah 108 orang yang dipilih dengan metode systematic random sampling. Hasil menunjukan proporsi responden patuh pada program K3 sebesar 54,63%. Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara persepsi prioritas dan keberterimaan risiko (p=0,015) serta persepsi komunikasi dan kepercayaan dalam pelaksanaan (p=0,030) dengan kepatuhan pada program K3. Selain itu, responden yang memiliki persepsi baik terhadap prioritas dan keberterimaan risiko berpotensi 4,7 kali lebih patuh terdapat program K3 dibanding responden yang memiliki persepsi cukup. Sebagai upaya meningkatkan kepatuhan, pekerja diharapkan lebih peduli terhadap risiko yang dihadapinya di tempat kerja.   Kata kunci: pekerja konstruksi, kepatuhan, persepsi iklim keselamatan   ABSTRACT The construction activities had a high risk of work accident. The workers compliance with OHS program is directly related to work accident on the construction project. One of the factors that related with the workers compliance is the perception of safety climate. The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation between the perception of safety climate to the construction workers compliance with OHS program. This analytic study designed by cross sectional method. The number of the respondents was 108 selected based on systematic random sampling. The result of this study showed that the proportion of the workers compliance with OHS program was 54,63%. The study also showed that variable workers safety priority and risk non-acceptance (p=0,015) and variable safety communication and trust in safety competence (p=0,030) positively correlated with the workers compliance. Furthermore, respondents who had a good perception of workers safety priority and risk non-acceptance potentially 4,7 times to be compliant with OHS program compared with the respondents who had enough perception. To improve compliance, the workers should be more aware of the risk on the worksite.   Key words: The construction workers, the compliance, the perception of safety climate

Weatherwise: Evaluation of a Cue-Based Training Approach for the Recognition of Deteriorating Weather Conditions during Flight

2003 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Wiggins ◽  
David O'Hare
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Training System ◽  
General Aviation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Computer Based Training ◽  
Computer Based

Inappropriate and ineffective weather-related decision making continues to account for a significant proportion of general aviation fatalities in the United States and elsewhere. This study details the evaluation of a computer-based training system that was developed to provide visual pilots with the skills necessary to recognize and respond to the cues associated with deteriorating weather conditions during flight. A total of 66 pilots were assigned to one of two groups, and the evaluation process was undertaken at both a self-report and performance level. At the self-report level, the results suggested that pilots were more likely to use the cues following exposure to the training program. From a performance perspective, there is evidence to suggest that cue-based training can improve the timeliness of weather-related decision making during visual flight rules flight. Actual or potential applications of this research include the development of computer-based training systems for fault diagnosis in complex industrial environments.

scholarly journals Control System for and Sea Operation Experience With CODOG-Powered Frigates

1967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stig Olof Svensson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Control System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Reduction Gear ◽  
Operational Experience ◽  
Jet Engine ◽  
Power Turbine ◽  
Twin Screw ◽  
Prime Movers ◽  
Safety Systems

The Royal Danish Navy frigate Peder Skram successfully passed her sea trials on March 15–19, 1966, and has been in operation for about nine months, with an accumulated gas turbine operation of 490 hr at the end of December 1966. The frigate has twin-screw CODOG propulsion machinery consisting of a 22,000-shp jet-engine-fed power turbine and a 2400-shp two-stroke diesel engine. These two alternative prime movers drive the propeller shafts with controllable-pitch propellers through a common reduction gear including freewheeling clutches. The control system is described, embracing the governor system, the maneuvering system, and the instrumentation and safety systems. Operational experience at sea, including parts of the trials, is described, as well as experience gained by the Royal Danish Navy, including the voyage made by the frigate to the United States in October–December 1966.

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