Research on effects of error management climate on employees' safety behavior in construction firms

doi:10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2017.01.025

Abstract

Abstract: For the sake of exploring the effect mechanism of EMC on employee's safety behavior, a theoretical model was built by introducing mediate variables including upward communication, lateral communication, and safety self-efficacy. A questionnaire survey was carried out into workers in 18 construction enterprises in Yantai. 457 effective sample data were obtained through the survey. Multiple liner regression models were built to handle the data. The results show that the employee's perception of EMC has a significantly positive influence on upward communication, lateral communication, safety self-efficacy and safety behavior, that upward communication, lateral communication and safety self-efficacy have a significantly positive influence on safety behavior, and that construction enterprises can prompt the employees' safe behavior quality by building a positive EMC.

Key words: error management climate(EMC), lateral safety communication, upward safety communication, safety self-efficacy, safety behavior

CLC Number:

X948

RUAN Guoxiang. Research on effects of error management climate on employees' safety behavior in construction firms[J]. China Safety Science Journal, 2017, 27(1): 140-145.

References

[1] VAN Dyck C, FRESE M, BAER M, et al. Organizational error management culture and its impact on performance: a two-study replication[J]. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2005, 90(6): 1 228-1 240.
[2] HOMSMA G J. Learning from error: the influence of error incident characteristics[J]. Journal of Business Research, 2009, 62(1): 115-122.
[3] GUCHAIT P, KIM M G, NAMASIVAYAM K. Error management at different organizational levels-frontline, manager, and company[J]. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2012, 31(1): 12-22.
[4] 胡艳, 许白龙. 安全氛围对安全行为影响的中介效应分析[J]. 中国安全科学学报, 2014, 24(2): 132-137.
HU Yan, XU Bailong.Intermediary effect-based analysis of effects of enterprise safety climate on safety behavior[J]. China Safety Science Journal, 2014,24(2): 132-137.
[5] FRUHEN L S, KEITH N. Team cohesion and error culture in risky work environments[J]. Safety Science, 2014, 65: 20-27.
[6] 尹奎, 孙健敏. 差错管理氛围研究述评与展望[J]. 外国经济与管理, 2016, 38(2): 75-87.
YIN Kui, SUN Jianmin. Error management climate: a literature and review[J].Foreign Economies & Management, 2016, 38(2): 75-87.
[7] PAUL P S. The role of behavioral factors on safety management in underground mines[J]. Safety Science, 2007, 45(4): 449-471.
[8] FRESE M. Action errors, error management, and learning in organizations[J]. Annual Review of Psychology, 2015, 66: 661-687.
[9] HOFMANN D A, STETZER A. The role of safety climate and communication in accident interpretation:implications for learning from negative events[J]. Academy of Management Journal, 1998, 41(6): 644-657.
[10] CASEY T W, KRAUSS A D. The role of effective error management practices in increasing miners' safety performance[J]. Safety Science, 2013, 60: 131-141.
[11] BENTLEY T A, HASLAM R A. A comparison of safety practices used by managers of high and low accident rate postal delivery offices[J]. Safety Science, 2001, 37(1): 19-37.
[12] ZOHAR D, LURIA G. The use of supervisory practices as leverage to improve safety behavior: a cross-level intervention model[J]. Journal of Safety Research, 2003, 34(5): 567-577.
[13] PARKER S K, AXTELL C M, TURNER N. Designing a safer workplace: importance of job autonomy,communication quality, and supportive supervisors[J]. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2001, 6(3): 211.
[14] 班杜拉. 自我效能: 控制的实施[M].上海:华东师范大学出版社, 2003: 26-27.
BAN Dula.Self-efficacy:implementation of the control[M]. Shanghai: East China Normal University Press, 2003:26-27.
[15] FORST L, AHONEN E, ZANONI J, et al. More than training: community-based participatoryresearch to reduce injuries among hispanic construction workers[J]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2013, 56(8): 827-837.
[16] 陈红, 祁慧. 煤矿重大事故中管理失误行为影响因素结构模型[J]. 煤炭学报, 2006, 31(5): 689-696.
CHEN Hong, QI Hui. Structure model of influence factors about management error behavior in coal mine fatal accidents[J]. Journal of China Coal Society, 2006,31(5): 689-696.
[17] 王永刚, 杨洁. 民航机务人员自我效能感与不安全行为关系研究[J]. 安全与环境工程, 2015, 22(5): 123-127.
WANG Yonggang, YANG Jie. Study on the relations between civilaviation maintenance staff' s self-efficacy and unsafe behavior[J]. Safety and Environmental Engineering, 2015, 22(4): 2-6.
[18] ZHANG J X, SCHWARZER R. Measuring optimistic self-beliefs: aChinese adaptation of the general self-efficacy scale[J]. Psychologia: An International Journal of Psychology in the Orient, 1995, 38(3): 174-181.
[19] NEAL A, GRIFFIN M A, HART P M. The impact of organizational climate on safety climate and individual behavior[J]. Safety Science, 2000, 34(1): 99-109.