Small Business Employees’ Perceptions of Leadership Are Associated with Safety and Health Climates and Their Own Behaviors

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• Personal Author:
  Brown CE ; Dally M ; Newman, Lee S. ; Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Shore E ; Tenney L
• Description:
  Objective: Leadership is an important factor in creating a safe and healthy work environment. Little is known about its influence in small organizations. This study assessed the relationship between leadership, climate, and employee behavior in organizations with less than 500 employees. Methods: We examined organizational factors and worker perceptions of leadership and safety/health behaviors in an analysis of 1271 employees in 53 Colorado small organizations. Cross-sectional relationships were assessed using multivariable linear regression models. Results: Perceived leadership commitment to safety was associated with safety climate (B=0.67) and safety behaviors among employees (B=0.45). Perceived leadership commitment to worksite wellness was associated with health climate (B=0.66) and health behaviors (B=0.42). Conclusions: Leadership plays an important role in creating a positive work environment around safety and health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Health Promotion Men Occupational Health Safety Small Business Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Climate Employee Health Employees Health Programs Health Promotion Health Protection Humans Models Occupational Safety And Health Safety Climate Safety Programs Small Businesses Total Worker Health Work Environment Workers Worksite Wellness

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  156-162
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058544
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2020 Feb; 62(2):156-162
• Contact Point Address:
  Erin Shore, MPH, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045
• Email:
  erin.shore@cuanschutz.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado Denver, Aurora
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c9640ac70cf6cda68d843f7c739a8fcf5f0c783e0a43b3bc319df3433a86326408e6bf3033f06f8999e375cba023e00abf440e978b8177e46a57a6e24eb2d0d3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221609/cdc_221609_DS1.pdf
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