Relationships between psychological safety climate facets and safety behavior in the rail industry: a dominance analysis

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• Personal Author:
  Barnes-Farrell JL ; Dove-Steinkamp ML ; Marmet M ; McGonagle AK ; Morrow SL ; Walker CT Jr.
• Description:
  The goals of this study were twofold: (1) to confirm a relationship between employee perceptions of psychological safety climate and safety behavior for a sample of workers in the rail industry and (2) to explore the relative strengths of relationships between specific facets of safety climate and safety behavior. Non-management rail maintenance workers employed by a large North American railroad completed a survey (n = 421) regarding workplace safety perceptions and behaviors. Three facets of safety climate (management safety, coworker safety, and work-safety tension) were assessed as relating to individual workers' reported safety behavior. All three facets were significantly associated with safety behavior. Dominance analysis was used to assess the relative importance of each facet as related to the outcome, and work-safety tension evidenced the strongest relationship with safety behavior. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Behavior Maintenance Mental Health Occupational Health Railroads Safety Transportation Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accidents Author Keywords: Safety Climate Dominance Analysis Employees Injuries Maintenance Workers Psychological Effects Psychological Reactions Psychology Rail Railroad Industry Safety Climate Safety Measures Safety Practices Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0001-4575
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047614
• Citation:
  Accid Anal Prev 2010 Sep; 42(5):1460-1467
• Contact Point Address:
  Stephanie L. Morrow, Psychology Department, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road Unit 1020, Storrs, CT 06269-1020
• Email:
  stephanie.l.morrow@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut Storrs, Storrs-Mansfield
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Accident Analysis and Prevention
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fdebe5643f8e912b7ac09ea503c6cd54c7e773290bb59e06185b4257a58f91c9ef60a07fdff3482e502095293e1db21d2f92f645ad115873bfde16b6c0d587b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202629/cdc_202629_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 226.38 KB ]