THE EFFECT OF THE SAFETY CLIMATE ON SECURITY PER-FORMANCE

Öz

Even if several measures for occupational health and safety have taken in recent years, the number of occupational accidents are still high. In this respect, the measurement of safety performance allows determining the organization’s occupational health. It also allows identification and improvement of the existing problem areas. Safety performance is influenced by many factors. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the safety climate on security performance. In addition, demographic variables are examined how they distribute in the safety climate and safety performance value. In this context, the study is conducted on 457 employees in the manufacturing sector. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis are made in order to test the structural validity of the scale. According to the results of correlation and regression, safety climate positively affects safety performance.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Safety Climate,Safety Performance

GÜVENLİK İKLİMİNİN GÜVENLİK PERFORMANSINA ETKİSİ

Öz

Son yıllarda iş sağlığı ve güvenliği için çeşitli tedbirler alınsa da gerçekleşen iş kazalarının sayısı hala ciddi boyutlardadır. Bu açıdan, güvenlik performansının ölçülmesi, örgütlerin iş sağlığı ve güvenliğine uygun performans gösterip göstermediğinin tespit edilmesini ve tespit edilen sorun alanlarının iyileştirilmesini sağlamaktadır. Güvenlik performansı birçok faktörden etkilenmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, güvenlik ikliminin güvenlik performansına etkisini araştırmaktır. Ayrıca demografik değişkenlerin, güvenlik iklimi ve güvenlik performansı değerlerinde hangi yoğunlukta dağıldığı incelenmiştir. Bu kapsamda imalat sektöründe 457 çalışan üzerine bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Kullanılan ölçeklerin yapısal geçerliliğinin testi için açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri yapılmıştır. Korelasyon ve regresyon sonuçlarına göre ise güvenlik iklimi, güvenlik performansını pozitif yönde etkilemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Güvenlik İklimi,Güvenlik Performansı

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