The Relationship Between Workers' Safety Culture and Accidents, Near Accidents and Health Problems

• Autorzy: Milczarek M. , Najmiec A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

One of the dimensions treated as part of a company's safety culture or climate is workers' attitudes towards risk and safety. In the present study these personal aspects are defined as workers' safety culture, which is understood as a way of acting focused on life and taking care of one's health. A questionnaire on safety culture was filled out by 200 employees of a metallurgical enterprise. Factor analysis was used to determine empirical scales of the questionnaire, whereas variance analysis was used to test hypotheses. The results confirmed the hypotheses that people who experienced accidents, dangerous situations, and-to a lesser extent-health problems had a lower level of safety culture. Nevertheless not all of the scales determined during factor analysis turned out to be significant as far as all kinds of those undesirable situations are concerned. Proposals for future studies are formulated in the conclusion.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

workers' safety culture; safety behaviour; accident prevention

PL

bezpieczeństwo pracy; wypadki przy pracy; zagrożenia zdrowia; kultura bezpieczeństwa; zachowanie się człowieka; bezpieczne zachowania; ochrona przed wypadkami

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: Vol. 10, No. 1
• Strony: 25--33
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Milczarek M.

• Central Institute for Labour Protection. National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Najmiec A.

• Central Institute for Labour Protection. National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland

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