Open AccessThe Impact of Safety Climate on Safety Performance in a Gold Mining Company in Ghana
Author(s) -
Umar-Faruk Froko Ismail
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of management excellence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2292-1648
DOI - 10.17722/ijme.v5i1.795
Subject(s) - safety climate , supervisor , effective safety training , occupational safety and health , safety culture , business , compliance (psychology) , psychology , management , medicine , occupational health nursing , social psychology , health education , nursing , pathology , economics , public health
The study investigated the influence of safety climate on safety performance among employees in a multi-national gold mining company in Ghana. Safety climate was conceptualized and measured in terms of employee perceptions of management value for safety, supervisor safety practices, safety communication, safety training and safety system. Safety performance was conceptualized and measured in terms of employee safety compliance and safety participation, that is, how they make suggestions to improve safety in the mining environment. Using a cross-sectional survey design, 235 workers in the mines completed questionnaires on safety climate and safety performance. Pearson correlations and multiple regression analysis of the data indicated positive relationship between safety climate and safety performance as predicted. Safety systems predicted both safety compliance and participation. Safety communication and supervisory practices predicted safety compliance and safety participation respectively. The results are discussed in the framework of the theories of reasoned action and planned behaviour.