Organizational Injury Rate Underreporting: The Moderating Effect of Organizational Safety Climate

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1147-1154

  Probst, Tahira M ^a   Brubaker, Ty L ^b   Barsotti, Anthony ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Temp Control Mechanical Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

injuries; occupational safety; safety climate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MANDATORY REPORTING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 54449086420     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.5.1147     Document Type: Article

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