The Mediating Effect of Safety Culture on Safety Communication and Human Factor Accident at the Workplace

Yeong, Sook Shuen; Rollah, Abdul Wahab Shah

doi:10.5539/ass.v12n12p127

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“…Effective safety communication is crucial for reducing employee accidents in the workplace. It goes beyond simply sharing information about workplace safety, as it also has the power to influence employees' behavior and attitudes towards safety 38 . Effective safety communication has been shown to have a positive impact on safety performance.…”

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Analyzing the influential factors of process safety culture by hybrid hidden content analysis and fuzzy DEMATEL

Ghorbani,

Ebrahimi,

Vosoughi

et al. 2024

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Due to the complex nature of safety culture and process industries, several factors influence process safety culture. This paper presents a novel framework that combines the hidden content analysis method with Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Fuzzy logic to achieve a comprehensive set of influential factors and their relationship. The proposed methodology consists of two primary stages. Firstly, combined methods of literature review and Delphi study were used to identifying influential factors of process safety culture. Secondly, the Fuzzy-DEMATEL approach is employed to quantify and determine the relationships between different influential factors. A diverse pool of experts’ opinions is leveraged to assess the impact of each factor on others and process safety culture. In the first stage, 18 factors identified as influential factors on process safety. The findings of second stage revealed that eight variables were identified as causes, while ten variables were classified as effects. Also, the Organization management's commitment to safety factor had the greatest influence among all of the factors. As well as, the most significant interaction was associated with the risk assessment and management aspect. The integrated approach not only identified the influential factors, but also elucidates the cause-effect relationships among factors. By prioritizing factors and understanding their interconnections, organizations can implement targeted safety measures to improve process safety culture. Its effectiveness in quantifying qualitative data, identifying influential factors, and establishing cause-effect relationships make it a valuable tool for enhancing safety culture in process industries.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Analyzing the influential factors of process safety culture by hybrid hidden content analysis and fuzzy DEMATEL

Ghorbani,

Ebrahimi,

Vosoughi

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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“…[ 21,64,95,97,102,113,[120][121][122][123] These ten factors (F 1 to F 10 ) outlined above will be further analyzed.…”

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Integrated Approach for Safety Culture Factor Evaluation from a Sustainability Perspective

Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek

Antosz

Wyczółkowski

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Traditionally, sustainable development has been seen as a combination of three pillars: economic, social and environmental development. In recent years, another one has been added to these three pillars, namely culture, as being indispensable in achieving sustainable development. This study proposes an integrated approach for the identification and classification of safety culture factors in the company in a sustainability context. The research design was based on the assumption that safety culture is part of organizational culture that should support the development of corporate sustainability. Firstly, the identification of the safety culture factors (SCFs) based on the literature review was presented. Then, the ISM method was used to identify the interaction between SCFs and to develop the hierarchical structure of these factors. In the next step, ISM was integrated with the MICMAC method to cluster the factors based on driving power and dependence power into four categories. Finally, safety culture factors with high driving power were rated using the fuzzy TOPSIS method from the sustainability dimension perspective. This approach was used in an automotive industry company to improve and develop the company’s practices aimed at implementing a sustainable development strategy. A sensitivity analysis was also carried out to monitor the robustness of the approach.

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“…Communication occurs every day in organizations. Effective communication contributes to the daily running, promotes organization benefits, and avoids workplace accidents [ 22 , 23 , 24 ]. Previous studies focused on improving personal communication skills (e.g., listening well, speaking clearly, inquiring skillfully) to enhance workplace communication [ 25 ].…”

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Power Distance Belief and Workplace Communication: The Mediating Role of Fear of Authority

Dai

Xie

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Power distance is the degree of acceptance of unequal distribution of power in societies. In a high power distance context, the acceptance of inequality conflicts with the operation of modern organizations, which causes obstacles to workplace communication or even triggers workplace accidents due to ineffective communication. We conducted four studies (N = 1063) to explore the relations between and mechanisms of power distance belief and workplace communication. In Study 1, the participants with high power distance belief had ineffective workplace communication—specifically ineffective communication with superiors—but no difference in communication with subordinates and colleagues. We further focused on the mechanism underlying the relationship between power distance belief and communication with superiors. A questionnaire study (Study 2) was conducted in three stages over a three-month period, and an experimental study (Study 3) indicated that fear of authority mediated the negative effect of high power distance on communication with superiors. A cross-culture study (Study 4) re-tested the hypotheses among Chinese and U.S. participants. This research provides insight into the mechanisms that explain the relationship between power distance belief and workplace communication, indicating that fear of authority is significant. Organizations should pay attention to power distance belief and fear of authority, as they may lead to workplace accidents due to communication disasters.

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The Mediating Effect of Safety Culture on Safety Communication and Human Factor Accident at the Workplace

Cited by 16 publications

References 71 publications

Analyzing the influential factors of process safety culture by hybrid hidden content analysis and fuzzy DEMATEL

Analyzing the influential factors of process safety culture by hybrid hidden content analysis and fuzzy DEMATEL

Integrated Approach for Safety Culture Factor Evaluation from a Sustainability Perspective

Power Distance Belief and Workplace Communication: The Mediating Role of Fear of Authority

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