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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 109096 |
| CIS number |
09-7 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
2008 |
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| Author(s) |
Törner M. |
| Title |
Safety climate in a broad context - What is it, how does it work, and can it be managed? |
| Bibliographic information |
Suppl. 2008, No.5, p.5-8. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
Since the end of the 1970s, safety has attracted increasing interest as a social construct, in research as in practice. Safety climate research is an example of this trend, but theoretical ambiguity unfortunately has delayed the development of a better understanding of this concept. In the last few years, several longitudinal studies based on clear definitions have, however, contributed to theoretical progress describing the relation of safety climate to other domains, as well as possible mechanisms for its influence on work safety performance. This review article comments these developments. Also, based on recent research findings, it speculates on the particular importance of a positive safety climate in the development of safety motivation and interactive safety behavior, and a possible reciprocal relation between these factors. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
work organization; plant safety organization; human behaviour |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
risk awareness; role of management; social aspects; motivation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Psychological factors
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