The use of supervisory practices as leverage to improve safety behavior: A cross-level intervention model

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 567-577

  Zohar, Dov ^a,b   Luria, Gil ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Institute fow Nork and Health (INH)   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral safety; Intervention; Safety behavior; Safety climate; Supervision

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS;

BEHAVIORAL SAFETY; SUPERVISORY MONITORING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BEHAVIOR; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345867103     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2003.05.006     Document Type: Article

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