Safety Leadership Research Articles

Development and Evaluation of Patient Safety Interventions: Perspectives of Operational Safety Leaders and Patient Safety Organizations.

The purpose of this study is to understand how patient safety professionals from healthcare facilities and patient safety organizations develop patient safety interventions and the resources used to support intervention development. Semistructured interviews were conducted with patient safety professionals at nine healthcare facilities and nine patient safety organizations. Interview data were qualitatively analyzed, and findings were organized by the following: patient safety solutions and interventions, use of external databases, and evaluation of patient safety solutions. Development of patient safety interventions across healthcare facilities and patient safety organizations was similar and included literature searches, internal brainstorming, and interviews. Nearly all patient safety professionals at healthcare facilities reported contacting colleagues at other healthcare facilities to learn about similar safety issues and potential interventions. Additionally, less than half of patient safety professionals at healthcare facilities and patient safety organizations interviewed report data to publicly available patient safety databases. Finally, most patient safety professionals at healthcare facilities and patient safety organizations stated that they evaluate the effectiveness of patient safety interventions; however, they mentioned methods that may be less rigorous including audits, self-reporting, and subjective judgment. Patient safety professionals often utilize similar methods and resources to develop and evaluate patient safety interventions; however, many of these efforts are not coordinated across healthcare organizations and could benefit from working collectively in a systematic fashion. Additionally, healthcare facilities and patient safety organizations face similar challenges and there are several opportunities for optimization on a national level that may improve patient safety.

Emphasizes the Importance of Safety Behavior by Optimizing Safety Leadership and Safety Knowledge through a Safety Climate

Purpose: This study aims to comprehensively examine and empirically test how safety behavior can be realized, by optimizing the role of safety leadership and safety knowledge so as to create a safety climate. Theoritical Framework: This study uses two theories as the logic of the relationship between the variables studied. Related to the role of safety leadership, the Full-Range Leadership Model theory is applied, while the planned behaviour theory is used to explain the resulting behaviour. Design/methodologi/approach: The population in this study were employees of manufacturing companies in Banyumas. Starting with providing willingness forms to 15 companies, only 9 companies were willing. While the sample involved with work safety management activities directly was 792 samples. The questionnaire was given openly and randomly, using accidental sampling. The questionnaires collected and included in the criteria were 427 respondents. Finding: That it has been empirically proven that safety behavior is influenced by safety leadership and safety knowledge through safety climate Research, Pratical & Social Implication: This research has theoretical implications and practical implications. Theoretically, it is an additional knowledge of the application of work safety behaviour in manufacturing companies. While practically it is an evaluation for companies in implementing safety management. Originality, value: The originality of this research apart from the conceptual framework is also from the object of research which is carried out on several manufacturing companies with different criteria and implementing a work safety management system. And similar research has never been done especially in Indonesia

Regional perspectives on patient safety policies and initiatives: a focus group study with patient safety leaders in the Middle East and Asian regions

Preventing and reducing risks and harm to patients is of critical importance as unsafe care is a leading cause of death and disability globally. However, the lack of consolidated information...

THE MODERATION ROLE OF SAFETY LEADERSHIP IN INFLUENCING A CULTURE OF PATIENT SAFETY

Background This research is motivated by several problems related to patient safety in central surgical installations from 2020 to 2022. The aim of this research is to empirically reveal the influence of interprofessional collaboration and the implementation of the surgical safety checklist on patient safety culture with safety leadership as a moderating variable. Methods This research is motivated by several problems related to patient safety in central surgical installations from 2020 to 2022. The aim of this research is to empirically reveal the influence of interprofessional collaboration and the implementation of the surgical safety checklist on patient safety culture with safety leadership as a moderating variable. Results The results of the three-box method analysis concluded that interprofessional collaboration, implementation of the surgical safety checklist and patient safety culture were at the medium index, and safety leadership was at the high index. Hypothesis testing proves that simultaneously interprofessional collaboration, implementation of the surgical safety checklist and safety leadership have an effect on patient safety culture with a p value of 0.000. Partially, interprofessional collaboration has an effect on patient safety culture with a t-value of 4.900, implementation of the surgical safety checklist with a t-value of 4.444, safety leadership with a t-value of 4.740. Conclusion The moderation test concluded that safety leadership did not moderate the influence of interprofessional collaboration on patient safety culture with a t-value of 1.175, but moderated the influence of the implementation of the surgical safety checklist on patient safety culture with a t-value of 2.739.

Multidisciplinary Approach to Health and Safety Leadership in New Zealand: An "All of Person" Approach

This article explores a comprehensive approach to Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) leadership in New Zealand. It delves into the integration of inclusivity, vulnerability, Safety II principles, and Te Ao Māori values into WHS practices. The holistic vision presented emphasises proactive leadership, education, and cultural responsiveness to create a paradigm shift in WHS. By prioritising well-being and inclusivity, this approach aims to transcend compliance-driven WHS models, fostering a culture where safety is everyone's responsibility. The article calls for action, inviting organisations to embrace this transformative leadership model for a safer, more empathetic future in New Zealand workplaces. Workplace Health and Safety, Leadership, Holistic Approach, New Zealand, Te Ao Māori

Corelationship Between Contractor Safety Management And Safety Leadership : Systematic Review

The presence of effective safety leadership significantly impacts how workers perceive the significance of safety in the workplace. Safety environment is to the collective attitudes of employees regarding an organization's safety-related policies, practices, and procedures that indicate the importance placed on safety (Omidi et all., 2022; Omidi et all., 2021; Zohar and Luria, 2010). The contractors are responsible for upholding two specific types of safety leadership, with a particular emphasis on transformational leadership. This study use the literature review according to PRISMA guidelines. The necessity of safety leadership in construction projects, particularly in the context of contractor safety management. Safety leadership is considered as a vital aspect in persuading workers to adopt safe behaviors, decreasing accidents, and increasing overall safety performance. The studies show the positive influence of safety leadership on safety compliance, engagement, and safety outcomes, and the need of addressing the safety leadership styles of all stakeholders engaged in a construction project, including owners, contractors, and subcontractors.

The Impact of Socially Responsible Human Resource Management on Employees’ Environmental Citizenship Behavior: The Role of Psychological Safety and Contingent Reward Leadership

The Impact of Socially Responsible Human Resource Management on Employees’ Environmental Citizenship Behavior: The Role of Psychological Safety and Contingent Reward Leadership

Leadership in safety and health management at work in Courier companies

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between the type of leadership within the operational and management processes of Occupational Health and Safety of Courier companies in Venezuela. Materials and Methods: The research was of a: Documentary, Analytical and Comparative nature. Three Courier companies in Venezuela were analyzed, with an intentional sample of 21 supervisors. Two indexed questionnaires were applied, the Multifactor Transactional and Transformational Leadership Questionnaire and the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. Results: Company E1 obtained a score of 0.2 Points, which indicates that it is below the minimum, which in this case is 0.5 points, which corresponds to non-compliance with safety standards and procedures. and health at work. Likewise, the companies are framed in a value of 3.56, 3.84, 3.72, with the highest value being 4, which allows us to infer that the type of leadership with the greatest results obtained for the three companies evaluated was transformational. Conclusions: It was concluded that transformational leadership in occupational health and safety has a positive and direct influence on performance in occupational health and safety management

Safety Indication Signs-Based Crowd Division and Leader Selection Approach for Evacuation Guidance

Safety Indication Signs-Based Crowd Division and Leader Selection Approach for Evacuation Guidance

Fostering a safety culture in manufacturing through safety behavior: A structural equation modelling approach

Creating a robust safety management system is crucial for fostering a culture of safety in the workplace, particularly in industries like manufacturing where improvements are still needed. This study aimed to assess the impact of safety behavior on safety culture within the manufacturing sector. Employing a quantitative approach, questionnaires were distributed to 342 employees in manufacturing firms during data collection. The collected data underwent analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) through IBM-SPSS-AMOS 24.0 to test the proposed model. The study findings revealed that components of safety behavior, specifically safety compliance and safety leadership, have a significant influence on safety culture. This implies that prioritizing safety behavior and culture is vital for occupational safety and health, aligning with guidelines set by responsible entities to ensure a secure work environment. The insights gained from this research can be instrumental in highlighting the importance of safety culture, the pivotal role of leadership, the complex nature of safety culture, and the potential for measuring and enhancing it. By understanding these implications, organizations can foster a safety-centric culture that not only protects employees but also enhances overall performance. Additionally, this research contributed to the existing literature by examining an integrated higher-order construct model using the SEM technique, predicting the model by 53 percent. The insights garnered from this study are applicable to various types of firms, emphasizing the integral role of safety culture in any organization.

Employees’ Perceptions of Workplace Safety Culture: A Case Study of a Polyester Company

Safety culture is a crucial component of ensuring workplace safety and preventing accidents. This study aimed to assess the safety leadership and safety culture of a polyester company in Thailand. Data gathering was conducted utilizing survey forms developed by the study team, including the 360-degree safety leadership survey and the 36-question safety culture survey. The sample group, comprising 1,286 individuals, consisted of management, employees, and independent contractors from a polyester company with four business units. Both the safety leadership and the safety culture perception surveys were provided with average values, thorough descriptions, graphical representations, and visuals. The study revealed that the perceptions of safety leadership and safety culture among the employees aligned with the standard level. However, certain issues, including off-the-job safety, communicating about safety, empowering other employees, setting safety standards and expectations, and promoting safety improvements and sharing, placed the organization’s safety culture at the foundational level, requiring management commitment and awareness development. For further actions, the company should emphasize the value of strategic workers' involvement in programs that empower employees, such as visible safety leadership for all management levels, notification and reporting programs, and safety sharing among business partners, to establish a world-class safety culture as the company's goal. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2024-08-01-017 Full Text: PDF

Safety Leadership and Safety Culture Enhancement in Construction Projects: the Case of Ma Wan Tunnel Project

Safety Leadership and Safety Culture Enhancement in Construction Projects: the Case of Ma Wan Tunnel Project

Child Health Needs and the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Workforce: 2020-2040.

Pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) established a new model of care for hospitalized children in the United States nearly 3 decades ago. In that time, the field experienced rapid growth while distinguishing itself through contributions to medical education, quality improvement, clinical and health services research, patient safety, and health system leadership. Hospital systems have also invested in using in-house pediatricians to manage various inpatient care settings as patient acuity has accelerated. National PHM leaders advocated for board certification in 2014, and the first certification examination was administered by the American Board of Pediatrics in 2019. In this article, we describe the development of the subspecialty, including evolving definitions and responsibilities of pediatric hospitalists. Although PHM was not included in the model forecasting future pediatric subspecialties through 2040 in this supplement because of limited historical data, in this article, we consider the current and future states of the workforce in relation to children's health needs. Expected challenges include potential alterations to residency curriculum, changes in the number of fellowship positions, expanding professional roles, concerns related to job sustainability and burnout, and closures of pediatric inpatient units in community hospitals. We simultaneously forecast growing demand in the PHM workforce arising from the increasing prevalence of children with medical complexity and increasing comanagement of hospitalized children between pediatric hospitalists and other subspecialists. As such, our forecast incorporates a degree of uncertainty and points to the need for ongoing investments in future research to monitor and evaluate the size, scope, and needs of pediatric hospitalists and the PHM workforce.

연구실 안전 분위기 측정도구 개발 및 타당화

Recently, accidents have been occurring continuously in domestic research labs, and in order to prevent them, the safety field is emphasizing the creation of a safe climate. Therefore, in this study, before confirming the role and performance of safety climate, we establish the definition and sub-factor of the concept of safety climate and develop a tool to measure it. Through this, we hope to contribute to revitalizing research on lab safety climate and related variables. Through previous research, a draft of the sub-factors and questions of the measurement tool was developed, and the measurement tool was validated through an expert content validity survey, preliminary survey, and main survey. The survey was conducted targeting people engaged in research activities, the measurement tool was validated through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and the reliability of the measurement tool was secured through reliability analysis. In addition, correlation analysis with safety-related variables was conducted. The safety climate measurement tool was drafted with a total of 4 areas and 19 questions, and a total of 16 questions were selected as preliminary questions through verification of content validity. As a result of conducting a preliminary survey and conducting exploratory factor analysis, a total of 4 sub factor and 12 questions were converged. Afterwards, as a result of confirmatory factor analysis through this survey, the measurement tool was found to be valid, and there was a correlation with various safety related variables. The lab safety climate measurement tool consists of four sub-factor : lab operation policy, lab safety regulations, lab safety education, and communication between members, and was developed with a total of 12 questions. The correlation between safety related variables such as safety leadership, safety knowledge, safety attitude, and safety behavior was found to be significant, so it can be used in future lab safety related research and is expected to revitalize research.

외국인 근로자의 조직 신뢰가 근로환경 만족도에 미치는 영향

As of 2022, the number of migrant workers entering the Korea through the Employment Permit System has surpassed 84,000, with the employment permit quota expanding to 110,000 individuals in 2023. These migrant workers mainly find employment in sectors typically shunned by domestic laborers, such as manufacturing, small and medium-sized enterprises, construction, agriculture, and fisheries. The Korean government has been implementing measures to mitigate the labor shortage in these industrial sectors due to a declining birth rate and an aging population, with a concerted effort to normalize the influx of foreign workers through policy support.
 Given that a substantial portion of foreign workers occupies roles in production settings, they often exhibit lower expectations regarding organizational responsibility and job engagement compared to their Korean workers. Language communication barriers and cultural adaptation issues further complicate the establishment of trust relationships in the workplace. Consequently, there exists a compelling need to comprehend the influence of organizational trust, trust in superiors, and job engagement—significant components of strategic human resource management measures—on satisfaction with the working environment, even in workplaces that employ foreign workers. This study seeks to enhance the working conditions and ensure occupational safety and health for foreign workers by examining the mediating role of job engagement and the moderating influence of trust to their supervisors in the relationship between the migrant workers' organizational trust and their satisfaction with the working environment. The main goal of this study is to offer practical insights for business preparations in their workplace.
 This study analyzed responses from 288 migrant workers collected through the 6th Working Environment Survey. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to assess the relationships among organizational trust, trust in supervisors, organizational commitment, and satisfaction with the working environment. The findings revealed that migrant workers' trust in their organization positively influences their overall satisfaction with the working environment. Additionally, organizational trust was found to significantly affect organizational commitment. Organizational commitment partially mediates the relationship between organizational trust and work environment satisfaction, and trust in immediate supervisors strengthens the positive relationship between organizational trust and commitment.
 These findings provide essential insights into the dynamics of organizational trust among migrant workers and its implications for job satisfaction and engagement. This research contributes to the development of practical strategies for employers and managers to enhance organizational trust and commitment among migrant workers. It also highlights the importance of safety behaviors and leadership in workplaces that employ a significant number of migrant workers, emphasizing the need for establishing a safety culture in these settings.

FRAGMENTED LIVES: EXPLORING THE INNER WORLDS OF GIG WORKERS

The gig economy has become a prominent topic in the 21st century, according to an independent review of workers' emerging era. There are many different types of occupations available in India's gig economy, and the sum of people working in this sector continues to rise. Gig workers face various obstacles. The psychological requirements for gig workers have slowly begun to receive prominence. Limited study exists on psychological capital among gig workers in India. This study intended to test a "Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ)" for freelance employees. The 24-item PCQ measured "self-efficacy, optimism, hope, and resilience. PsyCap can help individuals behave safely, reduce job expectations, and improve safety leadership. We used survey methods to get the data, with 149 samples participating as respondents. The study found that the PCQ dimension in India has strong psychometric qualities, making it a suitable tool for assessing psychological capital in Indian gig employees.

Impact of Safety Leadership on Occupational Health and Safety Performance in Selected Oil Companies in Rivers State

This study aimed to determine the influence of safety leadership on occupational health and safety performance within Nigerian oil and gas businesses operating in Rivers State. This study employed Lewin's technique as the theoretical foundation, drawing upon trait theories. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional research approach, specifically targeting a group of oil and gas firms(IOGC and IOC) situated in the Eleme, Port Harcourt, and Obio/Akpor LGA of Rivers State. The study encompassed 3,800 individuals employed by two distinct oil businesses, with a sample size of 380 people. The sample methods utilised in this study consisted of purposive or convenient sampling techniques. Data collection was conducted by administering a questionnaire adapted from a reference document provided by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP). The data was analysed using SPSS 25, using statistical techniques such as ANOVA and t-test. The findings of the study revealed a multitude of insights pertaining to the qualities of safety leadership. In relation to credibility, a significant proportion of participants from both the International Organisation of Governmental Control (IOGC) and International Oil Companies (IOCs) expressed the view that their respective leaders exhibited a deficiency in this attribute. The majority did not view feedback and recognition as highly evident, indicating another lacking characteristic. According to the respondents, the organisations under research did not exhibit a high presence of collaboration, which is seen as a trait of safety leadership. The aforementioned principle can also be extended to the domain of communication. Therefore, the study concluded that safety leadership is critical in influencing safety performance within the oil and gas industry. Nevertheless, the results indicate that there exists a perceived need for more specific leadership attributes among the executives within the firms under investigation. Addressing this deficiency has the potential to result in improved safety outcomes within these organisations.

Effects of Patient Safety Management System, Leadership, and Communication Types on Nurse’ Patient Safety Management Activities

Effects of Patient Safety Management System, Leadership, and Communication Types on Nurse’ Patient Safety Management Activities

물류기업의 물류안전 리더십, 물류안전 동기 및 문화, 물류운영성과의 관계

Purpose: This study analyzes the relationships among logistics safety (e.g., communication, interest, willingness, and activity in logistics safety), logistics safety motivation and culture, and logistics operations performance in logistics companies.
 Research design, data, and methodology: Based on previous studies related to logistics safety and safety leadership, questions for measuring each variable were derived, and a survey was conducted with employees of logistics companies. The hypothesis was verified by conducting factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis.
 Results: A nalysis c onfirmed t hat c ommunication, i nterest, w illingness, a nd a ctivity i n logistics safety had significant effects on logistics safety motivation and culture, and logistics safety motivation and culture had meaningful effects on logistics operations performance.
 Conclusions: Logistics companies need to establish logistics safety through leadership, such as promoting active communication, interest, and support, motivating a willingness to practice safety activities on site, ultimately to improve logistics operations performance by establishing a safety culture.

Building a Safer Future: The Impact of Safety Leadership and Safety Competency in The Construction Industry.

The Malaysian construction industry has experienced a concerning trend, ranking fifth in accidents from 2017 to 2021 and witnessing the highest number of fatal workplace injuries compared to other sectors. This study aimed to investigate the influence of safety leadership and safety competency on safety culture within the construction industry. To conduct the research, data were collected from 385 supervisors, engineers, and project managers employed by Grade G7 contractors registered with the Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in four Peninsular Malaysia states. A systematic random sampling method was employed, and data analysis was carried out using SmartPLS 4. The study's findings underscore the significance of both safety leadership and safety competency in positively impacting safety culture within the construction industry. The practical implications of these findings suggest that contractors should prioritize safety leadership and allocate resources to safety training and development initiatives. By enhancing employees' safety competencies, organizations can contribute to the establishment of a robust safety culture, ultimately addressing the industry's safety challenges. This research sheds light on crucial factors that can contribute to improving safety outcomes in the Malaysian construction industry