Abstract
Advocating for improving workplace safety and health has gained substantial support in recent years. The medical industry is a high-risk industry and receives considerable public attention. This study used an integrative approach as a starting point and combined the contextual factors of an organization: perceived organizational support, safety climate, social influence, and shared decision making. Subsequently, the effects of these factors on preventive action and safety satisfaction were investigated. This study surveyed employees of two hospitals, one in Northern Taiwan and one in Eastern Taiwan, collecting valid data from 468 respondents. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to verify our research framework. The finding indicates that (1) All hypotheses proposed in this study were supported. (2) The overall goodness of fit of the model was excellent, and the explained variance of the outcome variables was high. (3) Safety climate had the strongest total effects on preventive action and safety satisfaction simultaneously, whereas preventive action had the strongest direct effect on safety satisfaction. The objective of this study was to obtain empirical conclusions and make suggestions for academic theory and clinical practice. The findings may serve as a reference for future research and for scholars and practitioners, enabling the creation of healthy workplaces and, thus, a brighter future.
Highlights
The latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that approximately122 million people die each year because of noninfectious diseases
We investigated the effects of these aforementioned critical factors on occupational safety and health (OSH)-related preventive action and safety satisfaction
To ensure that the translated scale items reflected the same meaning as those in the original language, we interviewed several senior managers at hospital units and health care management scholars to evaluate the appropriateness of the items based on the characteristics of the medical industry
Summary
The latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that approximately. 122 million people die each year because of noninfectious diseases. These people are mostly from developing countries and of working age (15–64 years). Work-related health problems cause an economic loss of approximately 4% to 6% of the gross domestic product in most countries [1]. Occupational safety and health (OSH) should not be ignored in modern society. This is especially true for Taiwan, which is currently in an era of high competition. How attention can be paid to both OSH and the overall wellbeing of workers while transforming and developing Taiwan’s economy is a crucial topic for its government agencies and business enterprises
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