Evaluating the Level of Safety Climate and the Prevalence of Work-related Accidents Considering the Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction (Case Study: Shabnam Food Industry)

Abstract

Background and Objective: The spread of accidents in various industries shows the need to pay more attention to safety factors and try to improve employees' job satisfaction. This research aims to evaluate the safety atmosphere level and the prevalence of work-related accidents by considering the mediating role of job satisfaction in the Shabnam food industry. Materials and methods: This research is an applied and descriptive-non-experimental research, during which a sample of 122 employees of the Shabnam food industry was selected to distribute the questionnaire. To measure the relationship between research variables, a researcher-made questionnaire including 3 variables and 36 items was used, and a structural equation model and SPSS26 and LISREL8.8 software were used to check the hypotheses. Results: The analytical results of the data showed that the evaluation of the level of safety climate and job satisfaction harmed the prevalence of accidents caused by work. Also, the review of the level of safety climate had a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. Finally, the mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between the assessment of the level of safety climate and the prevalence of work-related accidents was confirmed. Conclusion: It was recommended that Shabnam food industry officials improve the safety atmosphere of the work environment by creating a safe work environment by providing safety equipment and relevant training and controlling the statistics of accidents; It was also concluded that paying attention to the needs of employees and getting their satisfaction can increase the speed of this process.