Exploratory analysis of the safety climate and safety behavior relationship

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 497-512

  Cooper, M Dominic ^a   Phillips, Robin A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied psychology; Organizational accidents; Safety behavior; Safety climate perceptions; Safety performance

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA ACQUISITION; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROGRAM DIAGNOSTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL ACCIDENTS; SAFETY BEHAVIOR; SAFETY CLIMATE PERCEPTION; SAFETY PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 9244233332     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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