Investment in workforce health: Exploring the implications for workforce safety climate and commitment

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1445-1454

  Mearns, Kathryn ^a   Hope, Lorraine ^b   Ford, Michael T ^c   Tetrick, Lois E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health climate; Health investment; Organizational commitment; Safety climate; Safety compliance

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE THEORY; EMPLOYEE HEALTH; EMPLOYEE SAFETY; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH OUTCOMES; LITTLE RESEARCH; MULTILEVEL APPROACH; OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT; SAFETY CLIMATE; SAFETY COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL EXCHANGE; STRONG LINK; WORK SITES;

ERGONOMICS; INSTALLATION; INVESTMENTS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PERSONNEL;

HEALTH;

PETROLEUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PETROLEUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955278177     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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