Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector

Irsya Muthia Muthmainnah; Efi Yuliati Yovi; Budi Kuncahyo

doi:10.33904/ejfe.1575441

EN

Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that forestry activities are associated with a high level of risk. This indicates that the absence of healthy workers and a safe workplace undeniably exposes companies and employees to significant economic risks. Despite the high rates of occupational safety and health (OSH) among forestry workers in Indonesia, studies on ergonomic factors remain limited. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the relationship between risk perception and the status of safety climate among workers and field managers, as well as to formulate alternative strategies for enhancing OSH protection. The NOSACQ-50 questionnaire and psychometric dimensions were used to measure safety climate and risk perception, respectively. The results showed that risk perception had a significant and positive effect on safety climate. The engagement of workers in OSH decision-making could lead to more accurate risk perceptions among field managers. These results were expected to provide a basis for evaluating and reducing workplace accidents and health disturbances among workers.

Keywords

Employment protection, Industrial policy, Occupational safety and health, PLS-SEM, Work environment

Project Number

None

Ethical Statement

Informed consent was obtained from each respondent, and their confidentiality was strictly maintained. The study followed ethical guidelines set by the Ethical Commission of IPB University Document No. No. 625/IT3.KEPMSM-IPB/SK/2022. Any potential conflicts of interest were disclosed, and the study aimed to contribute valuable insights while prioritizing the well-being and rights of all individuals involved.

References

Acheampong, A., Adjei, E. K., Adade-Boateng, A., Acheamfour, V. K., Afful, A. E., Boateng, E., 2024. Impact of construction workers informal safety communication (CWISC) on safety performance on construction sites. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ecam-09-2023-0906.
Ajslev, J. Z. N., Dastjerdi, E. L., Dyreborg, J., Kines, P. A., Jeschke, K. C., Sundstrup, E. H., Jakobsen, M. D., Fallentin, N., Andersen, L. L., 2017. Safety climate and accidents at work: Cross-sectional study among 15,000 workers of the general working population. Safety Science 9: 320–325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2016.08.029.
Berhan, E., 2020. Management commitment and its impact on occupational health and safety improvement: a case of iron, steel and metal manufacturing industries. International Journal of Workplace Health Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWHM-01-2019-0005
Bohm, J. and Harris, D., 2010. Risk perception and risk-taking behavior of construction site dumper drivers. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (JOSE) 16(1): 55–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2010.11076829
Conchie, S. M. and Donald, I. J., 2006. The role of distrust in offshore safety performance. Risk Analysis 26 (5):1151–1159. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00822.x
Dollard, M. F. and Bakker, A. B., 2010. Psychosocial safety climate as a precursor to conducive work environments, psychological health problems, and employee engagement. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 83(3): 579–599. https://doi.org/10.1348/096317909X470690
Edmondson, A. C., 1999. Psychological safety and learning behavior in work teams. Administrative Science Quarterly 44(2): 350–383. https://doi.org/10.2307/2666999
Flin, R. and Yule, S., 2004. Leadership for safety: Industrial experience. Qual Saf Health Car. 13(Suppl 2): ii45-ii51. https://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2003.009555
Garthwaite, K., Birdsall, S., France, B., 2023. Exploring risk perceptions: a new perspective on analysis. Cultural Studies of Science Education 18: 1195–1222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-023-10199-8.
Gunningham, N. and Sinclair, D., 2014. Building trust: Work health and safety management in the mining industry. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety 12(1), 35–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/14774003.2014.11667796

Hair, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C. M., Sarstedt, M., 2014. A primer on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). SAGE Publications, Inc., Washington DC. ISBN: 978-1-4522-1744-4
Haslam, R. A., Hide, S. A., Gibb, A. G. F., Gyi, D. E., Pavitt, T., Atkinson, S., Duff, A. R., 2005. Contributing factors in construction accidents. Applied Ergonomics 36: 401–415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2004.12.002
Johnston, D. A., Pagell, M., Veltri, A., Klassen, R. D., 2020. Values-in-action that support safe production. Journal of Safety Research 72: 75–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSR.2019.11.004
Kaakkurivaara, T., Borz, S. A., Kaakkurivaara, N., 2022. Risk factors and occupational safety failures in forest work in the Southeast Asian Region. Forests 13(12): 2034. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13122034.
Kahneman, D. and Tversky, A., 1979. Prospect theory: An analysis of decision under risk. Econometrica 47(2): 263–291. https://doi.org/10.2307/1914185
Kim, J. H. and Oh, T. K., 2016. A case study on the improvement of risk assessment by worker-oriented safety circle discussion in construction industry by the survey. The Korean Society Safety 31(5):82–88. https://doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2016.31.5.82
Kines, P., Lappalainen, J., Mikkelsen, K. L., Olsen, E., Pousette, A., Tharaldsen, J., Tómasson, K., Törner, M., 2011. Nordic Safety Climate Questionnaire (NOSACQ-50): A new tool for diagnosing occupational safety climate. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 41(2011): 634–646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2011.08.004
Kouabenan, D. R., Ngueutsa, R., Mbaye, S., 2015. Safety climate, perceived risk, and involvement in safety management. Saf Sci. 2015(77):72–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2015.03.009
Kwon, Y. T., Son, S., Kim, S., Ha, S. G., Son, K., 2019. Worker safety perception analysis of South Korean construction sites. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 27(2): 488–496. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2019.1603709
Lee, J. S., Kim, K., Park, H. J., 2020. Policy suggestions for the establishment and improvement of the safety audit and inspection system in wide-area units of the local government. Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation 20(1), 111–118. https://doi.org/10.9798/KOSHAM.2020.20.1.111
Maslen, S., 2019. Safety management through values: A critical engagement with the moral labor of disaster prevention. Safety Science 120: 484–491. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SSCI.2019.07.045
Meliá, J. L., Mearns, K., Silva, S. A., Lima, M. L., 2008. Safety climate responses and the perceived risk of accidents in the construction industry. Safety Science 46(6): 949–958. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2007.11.004
Molamohamadi, Z. and Ismail, N., 2014. The relationship between occupational safety, health, and environment, and sustainable development: A review and critique. International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology 5(3): 198–202. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIMT.2014.V5.513
Moon, K., 2024. The effect of safety leadership training including coaching program on safety performance and climate in wood processing companies. Safety and Health at Work 15(3): 310–316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2024.05.005
Neal, A. and Griffin, M. A., 2002. Safety climate and safety behaviour. Australian Journal of Management 27:67–75. https://doi.org/10.1177/031289620202701S08
Özay, M. E., Yilmaz, A., Uçan, R., 2020. Occupational safety culture of accommodation sector employees in Balıkesir Province: NOSACQ-50 Survey. International Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences 6 (2):186–193. https://doi.org/10.29132/ijpas.807998
Sjöberg, L., Moen, B. E., Rundmo, T., 2004. Explaining risk perception. An evaluation of the psychometric paradigm in risk perception research. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway, ISBN 82-7892-025-7
Slovic, P., 1987. Perception of risk. Science 236(4799): 280-285. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3563507 Slovic, P., 1999. Trust, emotion, sex, politics, and science: surveying the risk assessment battlefield. Risk Analysis 19(4):689–701. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007041821623
Slovic, P. and Peters, E., 2006. Current directions in psychological science. Risk Perception and Affect 15(6), 322–325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00461.
Solís-Carcaño, R. G. and Franco-Poot, R. J., 2014. Construction workers’ perceptions of safety practices: a case study in Mexico. Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research 2:1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jbcpr.2014.21001
Soltanzadeh, A., Sadeghi Yarandi, M., Goodarzi, S. T., Kazemian, T., Pourbabaki, R., 2021. The relationship between safety climate components and occurrence of unsafe behaviors: a case study in a chemical industry. Journal of Military Medicine 23(2):151–160. https://doi.org/10.30491/JMM.23.2.151
Sparer, E. H., Herrick, R. F., Dennerlein, J. T., 2015. Development of a safety communication and recognition program for construction. New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 25(1), 42–58. https://doi.org/10.1177/1048291115569025
Sullivan-Wiley, K. A. and Short Gianotti, A. G., 2017. Risk perception in a multi-hazard environment. World Development 97, 138–152. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.WORLDDEV.2017.04.002
Taylor, W. D. and Snyder, L. A., 2017. The influence of risk perception on safety: A laboratory study. Safety Science 95:116–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.02.011
Yovi, E. Y. and Yamada, Y., 2015. Strategy to disseminate occupational safety and health information to forestry workers: The felling safety game. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 27(2): 213–221. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43582386.
Yovi, E. Y., Yamada, Y., Zaini, M. F., Kusumadewi, C. A. Y., Marisianan, L., 2016. Improving the OSH knowledge of Indonesian forestry workers by using safety game application: Tree felling supervisors and operators. Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika 22(1): 75–83. https://doi.org/10.7226/jtfm.22.1.75
Yovi, E. Y. and Nurrochmat, D. R., 2018. An occupational ergonomics in the Indonesian state mandatory sustainable forest management instrument: A review. Forest Policy and Economics 91: 27–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.11.007
Yovi, E. Y. and Yamada, Y., 2019. Addressing occupational ergonomics issues in Indonesian forestry: Laborers, operators, or equivalent workers. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering 40(2): 137–150. https://doi.org/10.5552/crojfe.2019.558
Yovi, E. Y., Prasetiana, D., Nirmalasari, N. A., 2021. Work measurement study on motor-manual pine tapping operation: The application of the concept of lean manufacturing and allowances. Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research 8(1): 111–125. https://doi.org/10.59465/ijfr.2021.8.1.111-125
Yovi, E. Y., Abbas, D., Takahashi, T., 2021, Safety climate and risk perception of forestry workers: A case study of motor-manual tree felling in Indonesia. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 28(4), 2193–2201. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2021.1986306
Yovi, E. Y., Nastiti, A,, Kuncahyo, B., 2023. Heat-related knowledge, risk perception, and precautionary behavior among Indonesian forestry workers and farmers: Implications for occupational health promotion in the face of climate change impacts. Forests 14(1455): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14071455
Zohar, D., 2002. The effects of leadership dimensions, safety climate, and assigned priorities on minor injuries in work groups. Journal of Organizational Behavior 23(1):75–92. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.130
Zohar, D. and Luria G., 2010. Group leader as gatekeepers: Testing safety climate variations across levels of analysis. Applied Psychology 59(4):647–673. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2010.00421.x

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Forestry Sciences (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Irsya Muthia Muthmainnah
0009-0007-3921-5171
Indonesia

Efi Yuliati Yovi ^*
0000-0002-2741-7979
Indonesia

Budi Kuncahyo
0000-0002-4571-6876
Indonesia

Early Pub Date

June 2, 2026

Publication Date

June 11, 2026

Submission Date

October 29, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 14, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 12 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.33904/ejfe.1575441

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA45DA62GJ

APA

Muthmainnah, I. M., Yovi, E. Y., & Kuncahyo, B. (2026). Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector. European Journal of Forest Engineering, 12(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.33904/ejfe.1575441

AMA

1.Muthmainnah IM, Yovi EY, Kuncahyo B. Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector. Eur J Forest Eng. 2026;12(1):23-35. doi:10.33904/ejfe.1575441

Chicago

Muthmainnah, Irsya Muthia, Efi Yuliati Yovi, and Budi Kuncahyo. 2026. “Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector”. European Journal of Forest Engineering 12 (1): 23-35. https://doi.org/10.33904/ejfe.1575441.

EndNote

Muthmainnah IM, Yovi EY, Kuncahyo B (June 1, 2026) Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector. European Journal of Forest Engineering 12 1 23–35.

IEEE

[1]I. M. Muthmainnah, E. Y. Yovi, and B. Kuncahyo, “Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector”, Eur J Forest Eng, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 23–35, June 2026, doi: 10.33904/ejfe.1575441.

ISNAD

Muthmainnah, Irsya Muthia - Yovi, Efi Yuliati - Kuncahyo, Budi. “Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector”. European Journal of Forest Engineering 12/1 (June 1, 2026): 23-35. https://doi.org/10.33904/ejfe.1575441.

JAMA

1.Muthmainnah IM, Yovi EY, Kuncahyo B. Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector. Eur J Forest Eng. 2026;12:23–35.

MLA

Muthmainnah, Irsya Muthia, et al. “Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector”. European Journal of Forest Engineering, vol. 12, no. 1, June 2026, pp. 23-35, doi:10.33904/ejfe.1575441.

Vancouver

1.Irsya Muthia Muthmainnah, Efi Yuliati Yovi, Budi Kuncahyo. Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector. Eur J Forest Eng. 2026 Jun. 1;12(1):23-35. doi:10.33904/ejfe.1575441

Creative Commons License

The works published in European Journal of Forest Engineering (EJFE) are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Improving Occupational Safety Climate in the Indonesian Forestry Sector

Abstract

Keywords

Project Number

Ethical Statement

References

Details

Primary Language

Subjects

Journal Section

Authors

Early Pub Date

Publication Date

Submission Date

Acceptance Date

Published in Issue

DOI

IZ

Cite