Being called to safety: occupational callings and safety climate in the emergency medical services

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• Personal Author:
  Andel SA ; Pindek S ; Spector PE
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of safety climate in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and to assess occupational callings as a boundary condition for the effect of safety climate on safety behaviors. Methods: EMS professionals (n = 132) participated in a three-wave survey study. Hierarchical linear regressions were conducted to test the moderating effects of occupational callings. Results: Safety climate was significantly related to safety behavior, and occupational callings moderated this direct relationship ([DELTA]R2 = 0.02 to 0.03, P < 0.05). Specifically, when occupational callings were high, the relationship between safety climate and safety behaviors was stronger, and when occupational callings were low, the relationship was weaker. Conclusion: In this EMS sample, safety climate was an important predictor of safety behavior. Further, occupational callings moderated this relationship, suggesting that callings may serve as a boundary condition. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Emergency Responders Environmental Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Emergency Medical Services Workers EMS Exposure Levels Injuries Risk Factors Safety Climate Safety Measures Safety Practices Safety Programs Statistical Analysis Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049031
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Dec; 58(12):1245-1249
• Contact Point Address:
  Stephanie A. Andel, MA, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 4204 East Fowler Ave, PCD 4118G, Tampa, FL 33620
• Email:
  sandel@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1ffb7a00c24d687216c2db0aa81d29b916ba4fadd25541159fb2add20f58ace7f6df864e310c652b47df1a0710c972834f2bba70a09e92119117b0e825a9d5be
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203621/cdc_203621_DS1.pdf
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