High performance work systems and occupational safety

Zacharatos, Anthea; Barling, Julian

doi:10.1037/e334892004-001

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“…Despite this enormous cost, Barling et al (2002) noted that less than 1% of organizational research published in top journals has focused on workplace safety. The majority of this research has considered antecedents of work injuries that are relatively stable over time, such as organizational climate, work design, leadership, and management-employee relations (Barling et al, 2002;Clarke, 2006;Hofmann & Morgeson, 1999;Hofmann & Stetzer, 1996;Neal & Griffin, 2006;Wallace, Popp, & Mondore, 2006;Zacharatos, Barling, & Iverson, 2005;Zohar, 1980Zohar, , 2000. One would expect these antecedents to remain relatively stable from day to day.…”

Section: Workplace Injuriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changing to daylight saving time cuts into sleep and increases workplace injuries.

Barnes¹,

Wagner²

2009

Journal of Applied Psychology

199

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The authors examine the differential influence of time changes associated with Daylight Saving Time on sleep quantity and associated workplace injuries. In Study 1, the authors used a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health database of mining injuries for the years 1983-2006, and they found that in comparison with other days, on Mondays directly following the switch to Daylight Saving Time-in which 1 hr is lost-workers sustain more workplace injuries and injuries of greater severity. In Study 2, the authors used a Bureau of Labor Statistics database of time use for the years 2003-2006, and they found indirect evidence for the mediating role of sleep in the Daylight Saving Time-injuries relationship, showing that on Mondays directly following the switch to Daylight Saving Time, workers sleep on average 40 min less than on other days. On Mondays directly following the switch to Standard Timein which 1 hr is gained-there are no significant differences in sleep, injury quantity, or injury severity.

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Section: Workplace Injuriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changing to daylight saving time cuts into sleep and increases workplace injuries.

Barnes¹,

Wagner²

2009

Journal of Applied Psychology

199

184

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“…We then calculated injuries by summing all the eight items above. Following prior literature, we chose 3 months as a retriev ing period, as it was suitable fo r e mployees to recall near misses and injuries they experienced with accuracy (Veazie, Landen, Bender, & Amandus, 1994;Zacharatos et al, 2005). Due to some missing values of near misses and injuries, we obtained 57 1 valid matching subjects, which were not significantly different from our overall 592 sample.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More specifically, near misses was assessed by asking respondents to report whether they almost experienced one or more particular types of inju1y (0, " no," 1, "yes," a dichotomous variable) in the past 3 months. In addition, we measured injuries by asking respondents to repo1i whether they had the fo llowing eight kinds of injuries (0, " no," I , "yes") defined by Zacharatos, Barling, and Iverson (2005) in the past 3 months: (a) fractu res; (b) dislocations, sprains, and strains; (c) bruising and crushing; (d) superficial wounds (i.e., scratches and abrasions); (e) open wounds (i.e., cuts, lacerations, and punctures); (f) bums and scalds; (g) eye injuries; and (h) concussions and other head injuries. We then calculated injuries by summing all the eight items above.…”

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Boundary conditions of the emotional exhaustion-unsafe behavior link: The dark side of group norms and personal control

Qin²,

et al. 2016

Asia Pac J Manag

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“…Similarly, it has been observed that OHS demonstrates an organization's responsibility to its employees and therefore became an integral part of corporate strategy (Montero et al, 2009). Moreover, in order to ensure most out of an organizational system managers realize that the people need to be safe, sound, and remain healthy (Zacharatos et al, 2005). Therefore, in general, it is formulated that OHS is similarly important for an organizations as well as for its employees (Walton, 1985;Whitener, 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The workers in developed countries perceive that their organization will ensure all preventive measures of work-related risks and ensure their safe return to home after work (Zacharatos et al, 2005); moreover, an employee may refuse to work if s/he finds his/her workplace is not safe enough from occupational hazards. However, this is not necessarily the case in developing countries (Oughton, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors affecting OHS practices in private universities: An empirical study from Bangladesh

Hossain

Tarannum

et al. 2015

Safety Science

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Both production and service industries believe that occupational health and safety (OHS) practices are important for quality assurance of products/services. Unlike many other industries where production process and service receivers remain isolated, the production and consumption of university services are directly concomitant; quality of education is affected by OHS measures. An incident, due to lack of safety practices, in a university would have an adverse effect on nation's present and future.However, although have been examined in various industries, OHS research in academic institutes is comparatively limited. More specifically, the overall OHS status of the universities in developing countries is sufficient to shock any parent; similarly, research in this domain is rare. Reducing this literature gap, the current study takes an initiative that investigates the antecedents of OHS adoption in private universities in Bangladesh. Applying quantitative research method we used PLS-based structural equation modeling (SEM). The empirical results find that regulatory pressure, top management commitment, and social factors directly and positively influence university's intention to adopt OHS measures. Going further, top management commitment is reflected by formal policy, formal training, and encouragement. This research contributes significant knowledge to OHS literature while develop guidelines for the practitioners including government agencies, university management, and opinion leaders. We concluded with the limitation of the current study and promising a future research in this context.

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High performance work systems and occupational safety

Cited by 54 publications

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Changing to daylight saving time cuts into sleep and increases workplace injuries.

Changing to daylight saving time cuts into sleep and increases workplace injuries.

Boundary conditions of the emotional exhaustion-unsafe behavior link: The dark side of group norms and personal control

Factors affecting OHS practices in private universities: An empirical study from Bangladesh

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