China Safety Science Journal ›› 2026, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (8): 37-45.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2026.08.1906

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Construction and validation of conceptual model of influencing factors of miners' unsafe behaviors

Liu Jiao1,2(), Meng Yuhui3, Hao Limin2, Wang Lulu4,5, Tong Ruipeng1,**()   

  1. 1 School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
    2 Editorial Department of China Safety Science Journal, China Occupational Safety and Health Association, Beijing 100029, China
    3 Agriculture and Rural Affairs Division, Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Finance, Harbin Heilongjiang 150006, China
    4 SINOPEC Research Institute of Safety Engineering Co., Ltd., Qingdao Shandong 266104, China
    5 SINOPEC Management System Certification (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., Qingdao Shandong 266104, China
  • Received:2026-03-10 Revised:2026-06-16 Online:2026-08-28 Published:2027-02-28
  • Contact: Tong Ruipeng

Abstract:

To effectively prevent UB among miners caused by occupational burnout and enhance mine safety production levels, this study employed a mixed-methods approach based on SOR theoretical framework to systematically analyze the causes and prevention strategies of miners' UB. First, integrating in-depth interviews and questionnaire survey data, the mechanisms through which occupational burnout and risk perception influenced UBs were examined from four dimensions: individual, equipment, work environment, and organizational management. Subsequently, a theoretical model was constructed incorporating these four dimensions, occupational burnout, risk perception, and UB. Finally, structural equation modeling was conducted using Smart PLS 4.0 software, and targeted prevention recommendations were proposed for regulatory agencies, mining enterprises, and miners based on the empirical results. The findings indicate that occupational burnout acts as a critical mediating channel through which risk perception affects UB, and all four dimensions of job burnout exert their impacts on UB entirely via this mediator. Individual factors, equipment, work environment and organizational management not only directly predict job burnout, but also indirectly affect UB through the mediating path of job burnout. Meanwhile, equipment, work environment and organizational management can directly affect risk perception and further exert indirect effects on UB through the mediating effect of risk perception (p < 0.05).

Key words: miner, unsafe behavior (UB), occupational burnout, risk perception, stimulus-organism-response (SOR) theory

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