Research highlights ▶ This study provides empirical evidence of the importance of safety climate in explaining workers’ safety behaviors in passenger ferry operations. ▶ The results indicate that safety training and emergency preparedness are major predictors for safety behavior in the context of passenger ferry operations. ▶ The findings suggest that greater safety climate will lead to better safety behavior and further reduce accident occurrences.
Abstract This research empirically evaluates safety climate and safety behavior in the passenger ferry context. Using survey data collected from 155 respondents working for passenger ferry companies in Taiwan, hierarchical regression analysis was used to examine the effects of safety climate on self-reported safety behaviors. Confirmatory factor analysis identified five main dimensions of safety climate as measured on a passenger ferry safety climate scale: safety policy, safety motivation, emergency preparedness, safety training, and safety communication. Further, safety training and emergency preparedness were found to positively affect self-reported safety behaviors with respect to safety compliance and safety participation. The study also revealed positive associations among respondents’ age, ferry capacity, and safety compliance. Implications of the study findings for increasing safety in ferry operations and their contribution to the development of safety management are discussed.
Safety climate and safety behavior in the passenger ferry context
Accident Analysis and Prevention ; 43 , 1 ; 329-341
2010-09-01
13 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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