scholarly journals Measurement of the workplace safety climate among hospital female nurses in Japan

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-95
Author(s):  
Mayumi SAKITA ◽  
Yoshihiko YAMAZAKI ◽  
Taisuke TOGARI
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Female Nurses

Variations in Workplace Safety Climate Perceptions and Outcomes Across Healthcare Provider Positions

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-215
Author(s):  
Gwen E. McGhan ◽  
Natalie C. Ludlow ◽  
Cheryl Rathert ◽  
Deirdre McCaughey
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Provider ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Climate Perceptions

Influence of Workplace Safety Climate on Presenteeism from the Perspective of Affect and Cognition

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 19220
Author(s):  
Beini Liu ◽  
Qiang Lu
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Affect And Cognition

scholarly journals Community health care workers’ risk perception of occupational exposure to HIV in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adamo A. Akinboro ◽  
Olabisi P. Adejumo ◽  
Comfort A. Onibokun ◽  
Eunice A. Olowokere
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Healthy Population ◽  
Universal Precaution ◽  
Perception Of Risk ◽  
Universal Precautions

Background: The ultimate goal of all healthcare workers (HCWs) is to maintain a healthy population and environment, and to adequately manage any condition that might constitute a menace to the health of the population at large. However, the central problem arising from the perception of risk of occupationally transmitted Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection amongst HCWs is that it may distract them from giving quality healthcare. Objectives: The study aimed at addressing the following objectives: to explore the effects of level or years of experience on risk perception regarding occupational exposure to HIV, to assess HCWs’ daily work routines’ consistency in accordance with universal precaution guidelines, to determine HCWs’ perception of workplace safety climate and identify factors that may constitute constraints to HCWs in adhering to universal precaution measures.Method: A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was utilised, using a triangulation method of data collection which involved the use of a questionnaire and direct observational methods using checklists. A total of 143 HCWs were purposively selected to form the study population.Results: The study showed a very high risk-perception amongst HCWs regarding occupational exposure to HIV and AIDS but a poor compliance with universal precautions in their professional duties. HCWs perception of risk and workplace safety climate did not influence their compliance with universal precautions (Pr > F = 0.2566; Pr > F = 0.2776).Conclusion: The need for policy guidelines to manage all aspects of risk-perception and practices of HCWs regarding HIV and AIDS in the healthcare settings most especially at the primary health care level need to be considered.

scholarly journals Enhancing Safety Performance by Recognizing the Role of Perceived Management Commitment to Safety in the Jordanian Healthcare Industry: Conceptual Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
pp. 01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Adel Al-Bsheish
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
The Body ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Management Commitment

<p>Nowadays, workplace safety is a clear concern for both individuals and organizations, particularly in developing countries such as Jordan. This is evidenced by the expanding body of safety-related literature published on this regard. This paper develops a conceptual framework of safety management based on perceived organizational support theory. The main aim of this framework is to disclose the causal links between a physiological empowerment, respect, perceived management commitment to safety and safety performance based on previous studies. Such framework could have impact on practical issues in healthcare industry, as well as enhancing the body of related literature on perceived management commitment to safety. Consequently, this framework presents a new trend concerning perceived management commitment to safety through investigating each dimension of safety climate individually.    </p><p> </p>

Theoretical Components of Workplace Safety Climate and Their Implications for Practice

2018 ◽  
pp. 217-237
Author(s):  
Cassandra Heffernan ◽  
Julia Harries ◽  
Neil Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Workplace Safety

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.

An Investigation of Healthcare Worker Perception of Their Workplace Safety and Incidence of Injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 214-225
Author(s):  
Duaa Aljabri ◽  
Andrew Vaughn ◽  
Matthew Austin ◽  
Launia White ◽  
Zhuo Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Care Work ◽  
Direct Patient Care ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Health Care Work ◽  
Work Units ◽  
Climate Perceptions

Background: Managing the safety climate in health care is a promising tool for improving employee and patient safety in the health care work environment. Gaps in the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of safety climate, as well as the evidence base for its practical application in health care remain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the number of work injuries occurring in health care work units and associated safety climate beliefs. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted utilizing organizational staff survey data collected by a large medical hospital in the Midwest in 2015. Employees ( n = 32,327) were invited to identify safety climate perceptions via survey. Injuries, days restricted, and days absent were identified through the Hospital’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) log. Zero inflated negative binomial regressions used injuries as dependent variables and safety climate perceptions as independent variables. Findings: In all, 23,599 employees completed the survey (73% response rate) across 1,805 employee work units which were defined as groupings of employees reporting to a single supervisor. We found that there was an association between fewer injuries and health care workers indicating that they share responsibility for compliance with safety rules and procedures (relative risk [RR] = 0.98, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.98, 0.99]). Conclusion/Application to Practice: This study supports the use of a safety climate measure to assess working units’ perceptions of employee safety. A continued focus on the health and safety of employees who interact directly with patients is warranted, as well as employees who do not provide direct patient care.

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