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Development and validation of safety climate scales for lone workers using truck drivers as exemplar

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop and test the reliability and validity of a new scale designed for measuring safety climate among lone workers, using truck drivers as exemplar. The new scale employs perceived safety priority as the metric of safety climate and a multilevel framework, separating the measurement of organization- and group-level safety climate. The second purpose of this study was to compare the predictive power of generic items with trucking industry-specific ones. Three dimensions for each of the two levels of safety climate were drawn from the results. The organization-level safety climate dimensions were proactive practices, driver safety priority, and supervisory care promotion. The group-level safety climate dimensions were safety promotion, delivery limits, and cell phone disapproval. Predictive validity of both generic and industry-specific items was supported, but the industry-specific items provided a stronger predictive value. Results showed that the scale is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the essential elements of safety climate for truck drivers in the lone working situation.

Source: Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2012.08.011

Authors: Yueng-hsiang Huang, Dov Zohar, Michelle M. Robertson, Angela Garabet, Jin Lee, Lauren A. Murphy

Institutions: Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, University of Connecticut, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Occupational Health and Safety Research

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,780