Safety and insecurity: exploring the moderating effect of organizational safety climate

J Occup Health Psychol. 2004 Jan;9(1):3-10. doi: 10.1037/1076-8998.9.1.3.

Abstract

This research reconciled disparate findings regarding the relationship between job insecurity and safety by examining organizational safety climate as a potential moderator. It was predicted that a strong organizational safety climate would attenuate the negative effects of job insecurity on self-reported safety outcomes such as safety knowledge, safety compliance, accidents, and injuries. Data collected from 136 manufacturing employees were consistent with these predictions. Results are discussed in light of escalating interest in how organizational factors can affect employee safety.

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Occupational / prevention & control
  • Accidents, Occupational / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Job Satisfaction*
  • Male
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Northwestern United States / epidemiology
  • Organizational Culture*
  • Personnel Downsizing*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Safety Management*
  • Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology
  • Wounds and Injuries / prevention & control