Predicting safety culture: The roles of employer, operations manager and safety professional

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 423-431

  Wu, Tsung Chih ^a   Lin, Chia Hung ^a   Shiau, Sen Yu ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Safety climate; Safety culture; Safety leadership; Safety performance; Safety role

Indexed keywords

SAFETY CLIMATE; SAFETY CULTURE; SAFETY LEADERSHIP; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SAFETY ROLE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SAFETY FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78149459178     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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