Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System

The Relationship between Safety Culture and Safety Behavior: An Approach to Occupational Accident and Injury Management

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohsen Mahdinia 1
Ahmad Soltanzadeh 1
Kiana Hosseinzadeh 2
Alireza Omidi Oskouei 3

1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Faculty of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

2 Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Faculty of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

3 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2021.91722.1218
Abstract
Background: Safety culture can be a good indicator of safety performance which can contribute to the formation of the employee safety behaviors. Therefore, recognizing the dimensions of safety culture and their effect on the employee safety behaviors could be a useful step in the management of occupational accidents. As such, this study was conducted in order to investigate the relationship between safety culture dimensions with employee safety behaviors and accidents, in 2019.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 315 employees in 19 different industries in one of the central provinces of Iran. Data collection tools included the safety culture and safety behavior questionnaires. Data were analyzed in IBM SPSS 22.0, using independent T-test, logistic regression, multiple linear regressions, and Factor Analysis.
Results: The results showed that safety culture had a multidimensional structure, and all of its dimensions had a positive and significant correlation with safety behaviors (P<0.001). In addition, safety culture had a significant inverse correlation with accidents (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Management commitment to safety is a key factor in the improvement of employee safety behavior. To reduce accidents and safety problems, it is recommended that the management should focus adequately on the safety policies and procedures.

Keywords

Safety culture
Safety performance
behavior
Accident prevention
Injury
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Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System
Volume 10, Issue 4
October 2022
Pages 439-445

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