Workers’ Perceptions of Workplace Safety and Job Satisfaction

• Autorzy: Gyekye S. A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A lot of attention has been focused on workers’ perceptions of workplace safety but relatively little or no research has been done on the impact of job satisfaction on safety climate. This study investigated this relationship. It also examined the relationships between job satisfaction and workers’ compliance with safety management policies and accident frequency. A positive association was found between job satisfaction and safety climate. Workers who expressed more satisfaction at their posts had positive perceptions of safety climate. Correspondingly, they were more committed to safety management policies and consequently registered a lower rate of accident involvement. The results were thus consistent with the notion that workers’ positive perceptions of organizational climate influence their perceptions of safety at the workplace. The findings, which have implications in the work environment, are discussed.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

perception; organisational safety climate; job satisfaction; safety management; safety perception; accident frequency

PL

organizacja pracy; system zarządzania bezpieczeństwem i higieną pracy; psychologia pracy; bezpieczeństwo pracy; satysfakcja z pracy

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 11, No. 3
• Strony: 291--302
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 62 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Gyekye S. A.

• Department of Social Psychology, University of Helsinki, Finland

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