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Document ID (ISN)110960
CIS number 10-0595
ISSN - Serial title 0001-4575 - Accident Analysis and Prevention
Year 2010
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Probst T.M., Estrada A.X.
Title Accident under-reporting among employees: Testing the moderating influence of psychological safety climate and supervisor enforcement of safety practices
Bibliographic information Sep. 2010, Vol.42, No.5, p.1438-1444. Illus. 32 ref.
Abstract Accident under-reporting was examined with data from 425 employees employed in five industries with above average risk for employee injuries. It was expected that rates for unreported accidents would be higher than rates for reported accidents, and that organizational safety climate and perceptions of supervisor enforcement of safety policies would moderate the relationship between unreported and reported accidents. Results showed that the number of unreported accidents was significantly higher than the number of reported accidents. There was an average of 2.48 unreported accidents for every accident reported to the organization. Furthermore, under-reporting was higher in working environments with poorer organizational safety climate or where supervisor safety enforcement was inconsistent. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Descriptors (primary) safety consciousness; notification of occupational accidents
Descriptors (secondary) accident research; role of supervisory staff
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Safety organization and training
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Browse category(ies) Reporting of occupational accidents
Accident research