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Testing safety commitment in organizations through interpretations of safety artifacts.
J Safety Res. 2008; 39(5):519-28.JS

Abstract

PROBLEM

Safety culture relates to injuries and safety incidents in organizations, but is difficult to asses and measure. We describe a preliminary test of assessing an organization's safety culture by examining employee interpretations of organizational safety artifacts (safety signs).

METHOD

We collected data in three organizations using a new safety culture assessment tool that we label the Safety Artifact Interpretation (SAI) scale; we then crossed these data with safety climate and leadership evaluations.

RESULTS

SAI were interpreted by employees in accordance with two conceptually distinct themes that are salient in the literature on organizational safety culture: safety compliance and commitment to safety. A significant correlation exists between SAI scores and the organizational safety climate. A similar (though insignificant) relationship was observed between SAI scores and leadership ratings.

IMPACT ON INDUSTRY

Employee perceptions and interpretations of safety artifacts can facilitate assessments of safety culture and can ultimately lead to understanding of and improvements in the level of organizational safety.

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Luria G
University of Haifa, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, Department of Human Services. Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel. gluria@univ.haifa.ac.il
Rafaeli A
No affiliation info available

MeSH

ArtifactsHumansIsraelLeadershipModels, OrganizationalOccupational HealthOrganizational CulturePilot ProjectsQualitative ResearchSafety ManagementStatistics as TopicSurveys and Questionnaires

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19010125

Citation

Luria, Gil, and Anat Rafaeli. "Testing Safety Commitment in Organizations Through Interpretations of Safety Artifacts." Journal of Safety Research, vol. 39, no. 5, 2008, pp. 519-28.
Luria G, Rafaeli A. Testing safety commitment in organizations through interpretations of safety artifacts. J Safety Res. 2008;39(5):519-28.
Luria, G., & Rafaeli, A. (2008). Testing safety commitment in organizations through interpretations of safety artifacts. Journal of Safety Research, 39(5), 519-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2008.08.004
Luria G, Rafaeli A. Testing Safety Commitment in Organizations Through Interpretations of Safety Artifacts. J Safety Res. 2008;39(5):519-28. PubMed PMID: 19010125.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Testing safety commitment in organizations through interpretations of safety artifacts. AU - Luria,Gil, AU - Rafaeli,Anat, Y1 - 2008/10/09/ PY - 2007/07/28/received PY - 2008/07/01/revised PY - 2008/08/11/accepted PY - 2008/11/18/pubmed PY - 2009/1/29/medline PY - 2008/11/18/entrez SP - 519 EP - 28 JF - Journal of safety research JO - J Safety Res VL - 39 IS - 5 N2 - PROBLEM: Safety culture relates to injuries and safety incidents in organizations, but is difficult to asses and measure. We describe a preliminary test of assessing an organization's safety culture by examining employee interpretations of organizational safety artifacts (safety signs). METHOD: We collected data in three organizations using a new safety culture assessment tool that we label the Safety Artifact Interpretation (SAI) scale; we then crossed these data with safety climate and leadership evaluations. RESULTS: SAI were interpreted by employees in accordance with two conceptually distinct themes that are salient in the literature on organizational safety culture: safety compliance and commitment to safety. A significant correlation exists between SAI scores and the organizational safety climate. A similar (though insignificant) relationship was observed between SAI scores and leadership ratings. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: Employee perceptions and interpretations of safety artifacts can facilitate assessments of safety culture and can ultimately lead to understanding of and improvements in the level of organizational safety. SN - 0022-4375 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/19010125/Testing_safety_commitment_in_organizations_through_interpretations_of_safety_artifacts_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022-4375(08)00124-2 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -