Document ID (ISN) | 102839 |
CIS number |
03-1555 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0022-4375 - Journal of Safety Research |
Year |
2004 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
DeJoy D.M., Schaffer B.S., Wilson M.G., Vandenberg R.J., Butts M.M. |
Title |
Creating safer workplaces: Assessing the determinants and role of safety climate |
Bibliographic information |
2004, Vol.35, No.1, p.81-90. 44 ref. |
Abstract |
Responses to questionnaires on safety climate were obtained from 2,208 employees of a large national US retail chain in 21 different locations. After controlling for demographic variables, three factors, namely environmental conditions, safety-related policies and programmes, and general organizational climate, were found to account for 55% of the variance in perceived safety climate. Organizational climate made a significant contribution to safety climate, even after controlling for the other more safety-relevant variables. These results are discussed in terms of other recent findings on safety climate and the growing interest in understanding management and organizational factors in the context of workplace safety. |
Descriptors (primary) |
safety consciousness; psychology of work organization; supermarkets; plant safety organization; retail trade |
Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; role of management; safety programmes; questionnaire survey |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
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Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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Browse category(ies) |
Safety culture and safety consciousness Psychology of work organization Psychological factors Retail industry
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