A safety climate measure for construction sites

doi:10.1016/0022-4375(91)90017-P

Journal of Safety Research

Volume 22, Issue 2, Summer 1991, Pages 97-103

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Abstract

This study tests Brown and Holmes' (1986) three-factor safety climate model on construction workers. In this model, climate was viewed as molar perceptions people have of their work settings. Data were collected by a selfadministered questionnaire in a cross-sectional survey conducted among 384 workers employed in nine nonresidential construction sites in Baltimore, MD. The response rate was 71%. Results using two linear structural relations (LISREL) procedures (maximum likelihood used by Brown and Holmes and weighted least squares) indicated a good model fit. The weighted least squares procedure, which is more appropriate for our data, revealed that a two-factor model provided an overall better fit. The two factors were (a) management's commitment to safety and (b) workers' involvement in safety. This model emphasizes management and workers' involvement in safety matters. Results also suggest the necessity of addressing concerns of these two groups in safety policies.

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^☆: Portions of this paper have been presented at the International Conference on Strategies for Occupational Prevention, Stockholm, Sweden, 21–22 September 1989.

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A safety climate measure for construction sites☆

Abstract

Organizational Behavior and Human Performance

The use of a factoranalytic procedure for assessing the validity of an employee safety climate model

Accident Analysis & Prevention

Prediction of organizational behavior

Occupational safety and health: A report on worker perceptions

Monthly Labor Review

Organizational climate: A review of theory and research

Psychological Bulletin

LISREL VII: A guide to the program and application