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“Danger—men at work”: Management influence on safety
Author(s) -
Flin Rhona
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing and service industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1520-6564
pISSN - 1090-8471
DOI - 10.1002/hfm.10042
Subject(s) - hum , workplace safety , work (physics) , senior management , safety climate , process (computing) , psychology , relation (database) , work safety , business , safety management systems , public relations , occupational safety and health , operations management , engineering , political science , management system , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , history , mechanical engineering , database , performance art , art history , law , operating system
Abstract Research into the factors determining the safety of industrial organizations shows clearly the influence of managerial factors on the standard of the safety climate. While investigations exploring the mechanism of this process have been rather limited, there is sufficient evidence to indicate that supervisors, site managers, and senior managers all have distinctive effects. Following a short review of ongoing research into managerial behavior and leadership styles in relation to safety, it is suggested that senior management commitment to safety should be regularly measured using safety climate surveys and upward appraisal techniques. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Hum Factors Man 13: 261–268, 2003.