Safety Climate in Finnish- and Swedish-Speaking Companies

• Autorzy: Salminen S. , Seppala A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this study was to compare assessments made by Finnish- and Swedish-speaking workers in Finland about the safety climate in their companies, because an earlier study showed that the accident frequency of Swedish-speaking workers was one third lower than that of Finnish-speaking workers. 148 Finnish-speaking and 138 Swedish-speaking workers from 14 small and medium-sized companies participated in this study. They filled out a Finnish safety climate questionnaire, the reliability of which was above the acceptable level. There were no differences between the language groups in the total variables of safety climate and safety action. Based on the differences in single items, we interpreted that Swedish-speaking workers stressed collective safety more, whereas Finnish-speaking workers put more emphasis on their personal responsibility for safety.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

mother tongue; language group; safety climate; small and medium-size companies

PL

klimat społeczny; małe przedsiębiorstwo; psychologia pracy; małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa; klimat bezpieczeństwa; odpowiedzialność za bezpieczeństwo

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 11, No. 4
• Strony: 389--397
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Salminen S.

• Department of Occupational Safety, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland

autor

Seppala A.

• Department of Occupational Safety, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland

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