The relations of job stress dimensions to safety climate and accidents occurrence among the workers

Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh,Saeid Yazdanirad,Yaser Hatamnejad,Elham Khatooni,Sohag Kabir,Ali Tajpoor

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08082

Abstract

Based on a literature review, likely, there is a relationship between job stress and safety climate, and in this way, the accident occurrence is affected. Therefore, the present study was aimed to investigate the relations of job stress dimensions to safety climate and accidents occurrence among the workers using regression models. This cross-sectional study was carried out on 1530 male employees in 2019. People were randomly selected from various departments. The participants filled out the questionnaires, including demographical information and accident history questionnaire, the NIOSH generic job stress questionnaire, and the Nordic safety climate questionnaire. In addition, information on occupational experience and accident history was obtained from the health unit of the petrochemical company. In the end, data were analyzed using statistical tests of bivariate correlation, multivariate correlation, and logistic regression. Based on the bivariate analysis, the variables of job satisfaction (0.998), problem at work (0.900), depression (-0.836), and physical environment (-0.796) among the job stress dimensions had the highest correlation coefficients with the total score of the safety climate, respectively. The results of the logistic regression analysis with the adjustment of the effect of the safety climate indicated that the relationships between the dimensions of the job satisfaction (Wald = 6.50, OR = 4.96, and p-value<0.05) and social supports (Wald = 5.88, OR = 3.20, and p-value<0.05) with the accident occurrence were significant. To increase the positive safety climate and decrease the accident occurrence, industries must try to reduce job stress in the workplaces through controlling the important factors, such as low job satisfaction and poor social supports.

Highlights

Nowadays, occupational accidents are considered as one of the important and serious potential sources of threats to human health, economy, society, and environment (Comberti et al, 2018)
The results revealed that all dimensions of the national institute for occupational safety and health (NIOSH) generic job stress questionnaire had Cronbach's alpha coefficients greater than 0.80
The results of the present study showed all dimensions of job stress could be effective on the safety climate

Summary

Introduction

Occupational accidents are considered as one of the important and serious potential sources of threats to human health, economy, society, and environment (Comberti et al, 2018). The international labor organization (ILO) estimates the cost of occupational accidents and work-related diseases as four percent of the gross national product (GNP) (Yilmaz and Ҫelebi, 2015). One of the measures for safety II is the creation of positive organizational conditions, which can affect personal behavior and control accidents (Hollnagel, 2018). This condition can be provided through different agents such as decreased job stress and increased positive safety climate. The correct paths should be investigated to implement effective measures

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