Abstract Introduction Safety participation is of paramount importance in guaranteeing the safe running of nuclear power plants. Method The present study examined the effects of empowering leadership on safety participation. Results Based on a sample of 495 employees from two Spanish nuclear power plants, structural equation modeling showed that empowering leadership has a significant relationship with safety participation, which is mediated by collaborative team learning. In addition, the results revealed that the relationship between empowering leadership and collaborative learning is partially mediated by the promotion of dialogue and open communication. Conclusions The implications of these findings for safety research and their practical applications are outlined. Impact on Industry An empowering leadership style enhances workers' safety performance, particularly safety participation behaviors. Safety participation is recommended to detect possible rule inconsistencies or misunderstood procedures and make workers aware of critical safety information and issues.
Highlights ► Safety participation behaviors are extremely relevant practices for safety in nuclear power plants. ► Managers can specifically influence participative safety behavior. ► Empowering leaders influence in safety participation by means of collaborative team learning. ► Empowering direct leaders indirectly contribute to creating a collaborative learning environment within a team through the promotion of dialogue and open communication.
Linking empowering leadership to safety participation in nuclear power plants: A structural equation model
Journal of Safety Research ; 43 , 3 ; 215-221
2012-01-01
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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