Work Safety Culture Research Articles

Model of the Formation of Work Safety Culture in Polish Mining Enterprises

The article presents the results of research on the level of work safety culture, which is an important element influencing the organisational culture in mining enterprises. The article aims to measure the safety culture among managers in Polish hard coal mines. The assumed goal was achieved in the area of literature and empirical research. Research shows that the precise identification of hazards defined the thematic areas shaping safe working conditions in underground mines. The main part of the work was to survey 135 employees in 3 hard coal companies in Poland. The questionnaires were developed in cooperation with mining experts, and the 5-point Likert scale was used to evaluate individual questions. This methodological approach identified the subjective feelings and experiences of employees for building appropriate attitudes and behaviours that shape the organisational culture. The use of a culture grid enabled the creation of seven thematic groups of safety areas related to the so-called referents of organisational culture. The result of the empirical research is to propose an approach for the transformation of safety culture in the selected area for mining companies. The approach uses the organisational culture grid to shape the attitudes and behaviours of employees, which identifies and designates weak areas, defining them as unsatisfactory and unacceptable, and being the key conclusion of the research.

Enhancing Safety Culture in Vocational Education: Insights from Industrial Workshops

This study analyzes the condition of industrial workshops related to Occupational Safety and Health (K3) equipment and workshop regulations according to supervisors' and industrial instructors’ views. The availability of K3 equipment and workshop rule standards are considered important due to the development of students' industrial cultural character toward fostering job readiness. The results show the K3 culture in the Prakerin industry tends to be positive. It is found the necessity to focus on commitment and management style as the key to improving safety culture. Although K3 document is considered sufficient, workers’ and students’ response vary in K3 culture of Prakerin. This indicates the need for improving understanding of safety in Prakerin. Based on the F-test, the availability of documents and worker culture simultaneously affect the student's K3 culture. Although the t-test shows that work safety documents have no significant effect, worker safety culture has a very significant influence on student work safety culture. It concludes that the adoption of K3 culture by workers in industry influenced the K3 culture of Prakerin students. This study recommends to exploring influence of industrial environment on student character by evaluating various industry, for understanding student’ character building and job readiness of vocational graduates.

Prevalence of recent occupational injury and its associated factors among food industry workers in Selangor.

Malaysia's gross domestic product is heavily influenced by the food and beverage sector and the contribution of the industry to the national economy is expected to increase in the coming years. Thus, the need for employees in the food industry will continue to rise as this sector grows. Nevertheless, employees in the food industry are exposed to various occupational hazards that can lead to occupational injuries, mainly related to kitchen work. Given the increasing number of employees in the food industry and the rising trend of occupational injuries, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of recent occupational injuries and their associated factors and predictors among food industry workers. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 among food industry workers in Selangor, Malaysia. The respondents were sampled using a multistage random sampling method. Data were collected via online self-administered questionnaires and analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression models in the SPSS software, version 25. A total of 250 responses were received from 342 samples, with an overall response rate of 73.0%. The prevalence of recent occupational injuries among food industry workers was 44.8%. Statistically, significant associations were present between occupational injuries and alcohol consumption (p = 0.001), poor knowledge (p = 0.031), poor compliance (p = 0.021), poor safety management (p = 0.021), poor safety training (p = 0.002), poor safety culture (p = 0.003), physical exposure (p < 0.001), and ergonomic exposure (p = 0.009). The predictors for recent occupational injuries among food industry workers were Malay (adjusted Odds Ratio; aOR = 2.60, p = 0.027, 95% Confidence Interval; CI = 1.116, 6.035), alcohol consumption (aOR = 5.31, p = 0.001, 95% CI = 2.042, 13.779), poor knowledge (aOR = 1.98, p = 0.032, 95% CI = 1.059, 3.691), poor safety culture (aOR = 2.44, p = 0.002, 95% CI = 1.372, 4.342), and exposure to physical hazards (aOR = 8.88, p < 0.001, 95% CI = 3.031, 26.014). This study has found a high prevalence of occupational injuries among food industry workers, thereby highlighting the importance of addressing alcohol consumption, improving worker knowledge, enhancing work safety culture, and better control measures on exposure to physical hazards, especially among Malay workers. By prioritising these factors, employers can create safer work environments and minimise the risk of occupational injuries.

A STUDY ON WORK SAFETY OF HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES

The ancient pandemics like situations partake brought out trendy open the shortcomings of administration to guard the health and safety of their employees especially in the healthcare sectors. Because of this many of the healthcare organizations nowadays have started giving a lot of attention to work safety of their employees. The health and safety management norms have been set up for the same to avoid as such major disasters. In the healthcare industry, a culture of safety and the performance of safety protocol is followed keeping in mind the employee or workers safety. But even then due to the “people” element, unsafe behaviours leading to accidents. Therefore this research intends to study the work safety of healthcare employees in healthcare sector. An empirical study was undertaken where the employees of a multispecialty hospital were asked to respond to questionnaire to collect their perception towards the employees work safety and all the procedures that are being performed regarding work safety of any employee in the organisation. The results revealed that though organisations are doing a lot for employee safety but still some major concerns remain. This research would be very helpful in promoting the work safety culture.

Reliability and Validity Study on Work Safety Culture Questionnaire (WSCQ) among Government Office Worker using Information Motivation and Behavior (IMB) Model

INTRODUCTION: The Workplace Safety Culture Questionnaire (WSCQ) was developed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices on Workplace Safety Culture (WSC) among public sector office workers in Nigeria. The main objective of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the new Workplace Safety Culture Questionnaire (WSCQ) using the Information Motivation and Behavior (IMB) model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The WSCQ questionnaire was completed twice by the respondents themselves, with an interval of ten days between sessions, to assess the accuracy of the initial results with the retest. This study involved 44 participants. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha showed significant item consistency for each construct in the second pilot study. The information construct (Cronbach's α=0.929 and minimum corrected item-total correlation (CITC)=0.399). The motivation construct (Cronbach's α=0.932 and minimum corrected item-total correlation (CITC)=0.450). The behavior construct (Cronbach's α=0.812 and minimum corrected item-total correlation (CITC)= 0.401). In test-retest reliability, Cohen's kappa coefficient for construct of information for all items was almost 70% between (kappa k=0.689-1000, p&lt;0.001). The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the construct of motivation for all items is 90% between (ICC=0.810-1000, p&gt;&lt;0.001) and (kappa k=0.944-1000, p&gt;&lt;0.001) for the construct of behavior was 71% for all items. CONCLUSION: This study introduces the WSCQ using the IMB model among public sector office workers as the first official validation of the WSCQ.&gt;

Analysis of The Impact of Work Interaction, K3 Culture, and Motivation on Employee Performance

Interaction between employees with various backgrounds, employee motivation, and safety culture are part of the chain and integrated aspects to achieve good employee performance. This study aims to analyze the effect of work interaction, safety culture, and work motivation on employee performance at the Underground Maintenance Department, PTFI, Papua, Indonesia. This research is explanatory research, which explains the causal relationship between research variables and hypothesis testing. The results showed a significant and simultaneous influence between work interaction, safety culture, and work motivation on employee performance in the Underground Maintenance Department. In addition, the work motivation variable has a dominant force on performance within the department.

Systematic Review of Intervention Programs to Improve the Level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Work Safety Culture among Office Workers

Introduction: Workplace safety culture (WSC) is crucial in providing a safe working environment. Workers need to be reminded regularly of its importance, and therefore effectively, work safety intervention programs need to be identified to be used for this purpose. The main objective is to identify workplace intervention programs to improve WSC among office workers. The specific goals are to determine the types of intervention (knowledge-based, attitudinal, and practices-based interventions), the theories used, and the effectiveness. Methods: Databases such as ProQuest, CINAHL, Medline, and ScienceDirect were used to perform literature searches with the keywords [“safety culture training” OR “safety culture education” OR “safety culture promotion”] AND [“office workers” OR “civil servant” OR “white-collar workers” OR “administrative officers” OR “clerical officer”]. The inclusion criteria set for the search process included research articles, publication between January 1, 2015, and September 10, 2020, which were research articles within five years and eight months of publication to the time of data extraction of this study. Availability of full-text articles, articles published in English, and only articles among office workers. Results: This review includes seven articles and the techniques used for these studies were knowledge, attitude, and practices towards WSC. Conclusion: As the number and scope of intervention of studies on WSC seem scarce, the nature of jobs nowadays and in the future seems to be more office-based; consequently, more of these studies are recommended among office workers.

Patient Safety Culture: The Impact on Workplace Violence and Health Worker Burnout.

Patient and health care worker safety is an interconnected phenomenon. To date, few studies have examined the relationship between patient and worker safety, specifically with respect to work safety culture. Therefore, we examined patient safety culture, workplace violence (WPV), and burnout in health care workers to identify whether patient safety culture factors influence worker burnout and WPV. This cross-sectional study used secondary survey data sent to approximately 7,100 health care workers at a large academic medical center in the United States. Instruments included the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, a WPV scale measuring physical and verbal violence perpetrated by patients or visitors, and the Emotional Exhaustion scale from the Maslach Burnout Inventory. These analyses included 3,312 (47%) hospital staff who directly interacted with patients. Over half of nurse (62%), physician (53%), and allied health professional respondents (52%) reported experiencing verbal violence from a patient, and 39% of nurses and 14% of physicians reported experiencing physical violence from a patient. Burnout levels for nurses (2.67 ± 1.02) and physicians (2.65 ± 0.93) were higher than the overall average for all staff (2.61 ± 1.0). Higher levels of worker-reported patient safety culture were associated with lower odds of WPV (0.47) and lower burnout scores among workers (B = -1.02). Teamwork across units, handoffs, and transitions were dimensions of patient safety culture that also influenced WPV and burnout. Our findings suggest that improvements in hospital strategies aimed at patient safety culture, including team cohesion with handoffs and transitions, could positively influence a reduction in WPV and burnout among health care workers.

Pengaruh Keselamatan Tempat Kerja dan Budaya Aman terhadap Retensi Karyawan dan Loyalitas Karyawan

This study examines and analyzes the influence of workplace security and safety culture on employee retention and loyalty. The population in this study were all employees working at manufacturing companies in Gresik. Sampling using a simple random sampling technique, and the sample used in this study was 60 samples. This research aims to understand entrepreneurs, especially those engaged in manufacturing because the worker safety factor is significant. Employers can retain the best employees and increase employee loyalty to the organization. Methods This research takes a quantitative approach by using a cross-sectional design. Research sources come from primary sources obtained through questionnaires and secondary sources from articles related to the research topic. Research data collection through questionnaires using a five Likert scale with five alternative answers—analysis of research data using multiple linear regression tests that had previously been through the classical assumption test using SPSS version 24. The test results show that all the hypotheses proposed have a significant effect. Employee loyalty, workplace security, and safety culture significantly impact retention and work safety and security culture positively affect employee loyalty. The implication for practitioners based on this research is that workplace safety is a basic need for employees that employers must meet. Organizations must also implement a good workplace safety culture to increase loyalty and retain employees.

Occupational risk assessment based on employees’ knowledge and awareness of hazards in mining

Analyses and assessments of hazards occurring in work processes are carried out by teams, in which there is usually one representative of the personnel, as the embodiment of the active participation of employees in the assessment of occupational risks. This is why the article presents research on all employees’ knowledge and awareness about risks in their work environment. The research was carried out in the form of an employee survey in one of the open-pit mines, at workstations dealing with the loading and transporting of excavated material. The survey included a list of 40 hazards divided into four groups: (1) hazards related to machines and equipment used, (2) hazards related to exposure, (3) hazards with an impact extending beyond the workstation and (4) hazards of an ergonomic nuisance nature, where employees were required to indicate which hazards apply to their workplaces and determine their level of significance, probability of occurrence and the scale of possible effects. In this way, a hierarchical identification of threats occurring at the analyzed workplaces was made, and the obtained results were used to determine the amount of occupational risk both for specific workstations and for the whole technological process. The measures of the magnitude of occupational risk obtained using the proposed method have showed that, according to the respondents, greatest risks at the workstation are associated with moving machines and vehicles and with mobile equipment. Equally important risks, which were often mentioned by employees, were those directly related to their health, i.e., related to ergonomic nuisance and exposure. Threats resulting from geological and mining conditions, considered typical for mining, were important for the surveyed miners but they were not the most important owing to proper prevention, good organization of work and high safety culture The active involvement of the crew in the process of assessing occupational hazards allowed to identify the significance of each hazard, in the opinion of the personnel working at various places and to use this ranking for determining occupational risk levels in the mining company concerned. The research has also outlined another goal to be achieved: a comparison of the relative significance of hazards identified by the employees and of the hazards listed in occupational risk assessment matrices used by mines.

THE INFLUENCE OF WORK SAFETY CULTURE AND WORK SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM ON WORK SAFETY

In building construction, there are many things that must be considered, one of which is work safety due to construction industry is a highly hazardous environment. Early signs of an organization's commitment to safety policies are manifested in the safety culture of the organization. Improving contractor safety culture can reduce work accidents on construction industry projects. It is unclear how to improve safety culture among construction industries, practically. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of safety culture and its association with management commitment in monitoring system of work safety. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method was used by researchers in testing the relationship between the measured variables and the latent construct. According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that Work Safety Culture (X1) has an influence on Work Safety (Y) based on the t-value of 2.721 ≥ 1.64, Work Safety Culture (X1) has an influence on the Work Safety Monitoring System (X2) that verified with a t-value of 3.772, Work Safety Monitoring System (X2) has no effect on Work Safety (Y) based on a t-value of 1.195 &lt; 1.64, and Work Safety Culture (X1) has no influence on Work Safety (Y) through the Work Safety Monitoring System (X2) with a t-value of 0,877. The results of this study can be used as the basis for implementing a safety culture in the company because it is proven to have an important role in work safety so that it is expected to reduce work accidents with the support of management who are committed to consistently carrying out work safety monitoring systems.

Determinants of Work Safety Culture of Hasanuddin University Laboratory Officers

Safety culture regards the perceptions, beliefs, abilities and safe behavior of individuals or groups of people with respect to their activities, especially work, to achieve a level of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance. This study aims to determine the factors related to the work safety culture of the University of Hasanuddin laboratory employees. This study employs quantitative research using a cross-sectional design involving 73 participants from 64 laboratories of 10 faculties at the Hasanuddin University. The research instrument was adapted from Edgar Schein’s theory and the PRISM FGI Safety Culture Application Guide. The questionnaire used was adapted from the Loughborough Safety Climate Assessment Toolkit (LSCAT). Data analysis was done using the Spearman’s correlation test and the regression model residual test. The results show that management commitment, communication, safety rules and procedures, social environment support, involvement, safety as a priority and need, and personal appreciation for risks are significant (all p-value &lt;0.05) in determining safety. In particular, social environment support, involvement, and safety as priorities and needs are the factors that determine the work safety culture of Hasanuddin University laboratory employees. Work Safety Culture Regression Model = 21.012 + 0.652 Social Environment Support – 0.274 Engagement + 1.616 Safety as Priority and Necessity. The most influential factor for the safety culture of university laboratory employees is the safety as priority and necessity. The work environment of each laboratory should be regulated according to ISO17025, for laboratory employees are more active in every activity related to OHS, especially for the activities of OHS laboratory.

The impact of work demands and operational tempo on safety Culture, motivation and perceived performance in safety critical systems

High reliability organizations (HROs) achieve high levels of safety performance through safety cultures grounded in trust and through reinforced norms and expectations that strengthen and motivate safety-related behaviors. Safety motivation and culture can be eroded by operational constraints, inadequate training, and job demands, but also mitigated by job resources such as adequate rest and preparation. Recent work has suggested that HROs can further enhance their reliability by marrying advanced analytical methods and diverse data sources and experiences. To that end, this work presents an exploratory partial least squares (PLS) model based on the Job Demands-Resources model that is used to consider the links between composite work demand factors and safety culture, safety motivation, and perceived safety performance in one HRO, the U.S. Navy. The model, based on 30 survey items (n = 3,803), suggests that attention to job resources that can bolster high levels of safety performance is important and consistent with safety practices in HROs. Job demands such as stress were found to be important safety motivators, as was sufficient rest. The results show the additive nature of job demands and resources, suggesting that they can support or diminish safety motivation and intent, consistent with previous studies.

Analysis of the Impact of Work Interaction, OSH Culture, and Motivation on Employee Performance (A Case Study on a Mining Company)

Interactions between employees who have various backgrounds, employee motivation and safety culture are parts of a chain and integrated aspects to achieve a good employee performance. This study to analyze the effect of work interaction, safety culture and work motivation on employee performance at the Department of Underground Maintenance, PTFI, Papua, Indonesia. This research is explanatory research, that explains the causal relationship between the study variables and hypothesis testings. The study shows that there are significant and simultaneous effects of work interaction, OSH culture and work motivation on employee performance at the Department of Underground Maintenance. Moreover, work motivation variable gives dominant effect to performance within the department. Keywords: Employee Performance, OSH/Safety Culture, Work Interaction, Work Motivation.

The Abysmal Organization of Work and Work Safety Culture Experienced by North Carolina Latinx Women in Farmworker Families.

The occupational health of immigrant workers in the United States is a major concern. This analysis describes two domains, organization of work and work safety culture, important to the occupational health of Latinx women in farmworker families. Sixty-seven Latinx women in North Carolina farmworker families completed a baseline and five follow-up questionnaires in 2019 through 2021. Fifty-nine of the women were employed in the year prior to the Follow-Up 5 Questionnaire. These women experienced an abysmal organization of work and work safety culture. They experienced significant job churn, with most changing employment several times during the 18-month period. Most of their jobs were seasonal, paid less than $10.00 per hour, piece-rate, and almost all without benefits. The women’s jobs had little skill variety (mean 1.5) or decision latitude (mean 1.1), but had high psychological demands (mean 2.0). Work safety climate was very low (mean 13.7), with 76.3% of women noting that their supervisors were “only interested in doing the job fast and cheaply” rather than safely. Women employed as farmworkers versus those in other jobs had few differences. Further research and intervention are needed on the organization of work and work safety culture of Latinx women manual workers.

The effect of organizational communication, transformational leadership and organizational learning to OSH performance A Case Study in PT WASKITA KARYA

Cases of work accidents are still happening today, including the construction service company. It indicates that the safety performance of construction service companies is not optimal, so it is important and needs to be investigated, especially safety culture, organizational communication, learning organization, and transformational leadership. Hence, this study explores the role of organizational communication in mediating the influence of transformational leadership and learning organization on safety culture and safety performance. The study used a quantitative approach through a survey with a questionnaire instrument designed on a Likert scale. The participant is 218 workers of PT. Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk. Data analysis using structural equation modeling.&#x0D; The results showed that transformational leadership, learning organization, and safety culture had a positive and significant direct effect on work safety performance and safety culture, in addition the result also confirm that the key success factor for safety performance is organizational communication. Based on these findings, practically it is recommended that organizational communication among the workforce needs to be improved continuously to make a greater contribution to safety culture and performance.

Reliability and validity study on work safety culture questionnaire (WSCQ) among government office workers using Information Motivation and Behavior (IMB) Model

Reliability and validity study on work safety culture questionnaire (WSCQ) among government office workers using Information Motivation and Behavior (IMB) Model

BUDAYA KESELAMATAN KERJA DI INDUSTRI KONSTRUKSI: TINJAUAN DAN USUSLAN PENELITIAN DI MASA DEPAN

This article aims to describe the state-of-the-art in occupational safety culture in the construction industry and propose a future research agenda. A systematic literature review is carried out comprehensively about the study of work safety culture in the construction industry in relation to improving employee performance which has an impact on improving company performance. Previous research has shown work safety culture as a corporate culture that can reduce accident rates and improve safety performance, but there is no research that discusses how the role of work safety culture from the employee's point of view can contribute to improving company performance, especially in high-risk industries such as the construction industry. . In addition, previous research has not revealed the interpretation of work safety culture based on the practice of implementing work safety culture at the employee level in construction companies. Based on the review conducted, eight future research agendas were proposed. This article is believed to be the first to discuss a literature review on work safety culture in relation to improving company performance through the perspective of employees in the construction industry in Indonesia. Keywords: construction industry, safety culture, company performance, state-of-the-art, literature review

EDUKASI KESEHATAN DAN KESELAMATAN KERJA BAGI PETANI GAMBIR DI BATANG KAPAS KABUPATEN PESISIR SELATAN

Gambir merupakan komoditas unggulan dari Sumatera Barat dan telah dilakukan pengolahan gambir secara turun temurun. Petani gambir belum mendapatkan perhatian dalam pelayanan kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja (K3). Dalam proses pengolahan gambir ada berbagai bahaya kerja pada petani gambir, apabila tidak dilakukan tindakan pencegahan dapat menimbulkan masalah kesehatan akibat kerja. Keterbatasan pengetahuan dan belum adanya pembinaan kesehatan dan keselamatan dalam bekerja menyebabkan petani gambir menganggap penerapan budaya Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Ker dalam keseharian pekerjaan belum menjadi perhatian. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pemahaman para petani gambir tentang pentingnya menerapkan prinsip-prinsip Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja di tempat kerja sehingga para petani gambir dapat terhindar dari bahaya dan risiko kerja. Kegiatan dilaksanakan dalam bentuk Focus Group Discussion (FGD) dan penyuluhan tentang keselamatan kerja, penggunaan alat pelindung diri (APD) untuk mencegah bahaya dan risiko kecelakaan kerja dan juga penyakit akibat pekerjaan pada petani gambir di Batang Kapas, Pesisir Selatan. Kegiatan berlangsung efektif dan tercapainya tujuan berupa peningkatan wawasan petani gambir tentang bahaya dan risiko pada proses pengolahan gambir dan kelompok tani yang hadir mempraktekkan secara langsung penggunaan alat pelindung diri sehingga pemahaman petani menjadi meningkat berkaitan dengan keselamatan kerja. Diharapkan adanya pembinaan kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja secara berkelanjutan pada petani gambir dan adanya kerjasama lintas sektor terkait.

RISK ASSESSMENT FOR WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY: A UNIVERSITY DINING HALL

With the development of working life, work health and safety has become an area gaining great importance. Currently, the most important topics are preventing occupational diseases and work accidents that may occur in the working environment or due to working conditions, protecting the health of employed individuals and provided full well-being. Work health and safety compasses protecting the health and safety of employed individuals against psychological, biological, physical, chemical and ergonomic hazards. The dining hall sector involves intense work load, rapid growth and employment and is known for a large problem with increasing in work accidents. This research, performed with the aim of taking precautions to resolve problems in the dining hall sector in terms of work health and safety, performed a risk analysis to determine the hazards and risks in a university dining hall. Risk analysis assessed hazards and risks and determined precautions which should be taken. Additionally, it contributes to preserving the health of employed individuals and provides a reduction in work accidents and occupational diseases. This research performed risk analysis using a L-type matrix method. The hazards and risks present in the dining hall area were determined. The determined hazards and risks were grouped according to risk level and precautions for these were planned within the scope of the study. Efforts were made to contribute to ensuring a healthy working environment and improving safety conditions. Additionally, an important factor is considered to be adopting proactive approaches within the scope of work health and safety activities to popularize the work safety culture within working areas.