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Assessing the Mediating Role of Safety Communication Between Safety Culture and Employees Safety Performance

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: The main purpose of this research was to investigate the mediating role of safety communication (SCO) in the relationship between safety culture (SC) and safety performance (SP) amongst employees in the petrochemical industry. Safety communication methods not only enhance working conditions but also have a positive impact on employee's behaviors and attitudes toward safety leading toward reduced incidents in the workplace environment. A stratified sampling method was followed to collect data in the petrochemical industry in Malaysia. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to analyze the hypothesized model, using data from 320 participants. The findings reveal that safety communication partially mediates the association between safety culture and safety performance. Further, safety culture was found to have a significant and positive effect on safety performance. This -study makes a significant theoretical contribution by providing empirical evidence on the direct and indirect relationship between safety culture and safety performance in the petrochemical industry.

Source: Frontiers in Public Health

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.840281

Authors: Gehad Mohammed Ahmed Naji, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha, Abdulsamad Alazzani, Muhammad Shoaib Saleem, Mohammed Alzoraiki

Institutions: Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Qatar University, Gulf University

Language: English

Topic: Occupational Health and Safety Research

Subfield: Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,950