| 초록 |
Problem: The major purposes of this paper are to identify safety climate practices (level of safety climate, and the underlying problems), to find the affecting variables that influence to the difference in the level of safety climate among plants and employees, and to find the interventions for improving safety climate in the Korean manufacturing plants, especially those plants that manufacture and use hazardous chemicals. Method: The questionnaires were developed from literature review, especially made by HSE (Health and Safety Executive) in the UK and distributed to managers and workers. The frequency analysis was applied for identifying the level of safety climate. The affecting variables (plant size, accident occurrence, accident experience, injury experience and severity, and length of employment) are tested through analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: The results of frequency analysis showed that both managers and workers recorded generally high level of safety climate, and the major underlying problems are inadequate H&S procedures/rules, pressure for production, and rule breaking. According to the outcomes of ANOVA, the variable ‘length of employment’ is the only variable which makes the level of safety climate different. |
