Workplace Injuries, Safety Climate and Behaviors: Application of Artificial Neural Network.

This article proposes and tests a model of the interaction effect of organizational safety climate and behaviors on workplace injuries. Using artificial neural network and survey data from 306 metal casting industry employees in central Anatolia, we found that organizational safety climate mitigates workplace injuries, and safety behaviors enforces the strength of the negative impact of safety climate on workplace injuries. The results suggest a complex relationship between organizational safety climate, safety behavior, and workplace injuries. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed in light of decreasing workplace injuries in the Anatolian metal casting industry. PMID: 29553883 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - Category: Occupational Health Tags: Int J Occup Saf Ergon Source Type: research