Moon Kwangsu
Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Saf Health Work. 2024 Sep;15(3):310-316. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2024.05.005. Epub 2024 May 22.
The wood-processing industry has historically exhibited high rates of occupational hazards resulting in illness and injury. One of the major causes of high injury rates is small firm size, as resource constraints generally preclude hiring safety officers. This study examined the effect of a safety leadership training program that included coaching for managers on workers' safety behaviors and safety climate in three wood-processing companies.
One or two managers at each site participated in this study. The manager training consisted of safety leadership education, safety observation, positive or corrective feedback on workers' behaviors, goal setting, and low-cost rewards for meeting goals. The dependent variable was the percentage of safe employee behaviors recorded on a critical behavior checklist developed for this study. Safety climate was measured before and after the intervention. An AB multiple baseline design across settings was adopted. After the baseline (A), the training program (B) was introduced to each site at different points in time.
After the introduction of safety leadership training, the mean rate of safety compliance increased by 15.3%, from 80.38% to 95.68%, and safety climate scores increased significantly from an average of 3.2 to 3.47.
These results suggest that safety leadership coaching can be effective in improving safety management in small sawmilling sites. Implications, limitations, and possible future research directions are discussed.
木材加工行业历来职业危害发生率较高，导致疾病和伤害。高伤害率的主要原因之一是企业规模小，因为资源限制通常使企业无法聘请安全管理人员。本研究考察了一项安全领导力培训计划的效果，该计划包括对管理人员进行指导，以改善三家木材加工公司工人的安全行为和安全氛围。
每个工厂有一两名管理人员参与本研究。管理人员培训包括安全领导力教育、安全观察、对工人行为的积极或纠正反馈、目标设定以及对实现目标的低成本奖励。因变量是根据为本研究制定的关键行为清单记录的安全员工行为百分比。在干预前后测量安全氛围。采用跨场景的AB多基线设计。在基线期（A）之后，培训计划（B）在不同时间点引入每个工厂。
引入安全领导力培训后，安全合规的平均比率提高了15.3%，从80.38%提高到95.68%，安全氛围得分从平均3.2显著提高到3.47。
这些结果表明，安全领导力指导可有效改善小型锯木厂的安全管理。讨论了其意义、局限性和未来可能的研究方向。
