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Effect of Occupational Safety and Health-related Communication in Manufacturing Industry on Safety and Health Management Level - The Number of Supervisors as Mediating Factor -

제조업의 산업안전보건 관련 의사소통이 안전보건경영 수준에 미치는 영향 - 관리감독자 인원의 매개효과를 중심으로 -

  • Kim, You-ri (Department of Health, Graduate School of The Catholic University) ;
  • Lee, Si-young (Department of Health, Graduate School of The Catholic University) ;
  • Chen, Mee-hye (Department of Health, Graduate School of The Catholic University) ;
  • Park, Ji-young (Department of Health, Graduate School of The Catholic University) ;
  • Lim, Mi sun (Department of Health, Graduate School of The Catholic University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-a (Department of Health, Graduate School of The Catholic University) ;
  • Jung, Hye-sun (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 김유리 (가톨릭대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 이시영 (가톨릭대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 천미혜 (가톨릭대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 박지영 (가톨릭대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 임미선 (가톨릭대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 이진아 (가톨릭대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 정혜선 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2021.11.19
  • Accepted : 2021.12.28
  • Published : 2021.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify the general characteristics of manufacturing workplaces and the characteristics of safety and health organizations, and to determine the impact of safety and health-related communication within these organizations mediated by supervisory safety and health management personnel. Methods: This study is based on the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency's 2018 Occupational Safety and Health data targeting 1,486 manufacturing sites. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA, and mediator variable regression analysis using SPSS 25.0. Results: The average score on communication levels related to safety and health was 11.20 out of 15. The average score of the safety and health management level was 31.04 out of 40. As a result of mediation regression analysis, it was found that safety and health-related communication had an effect on the safety and health management level (𝛽=0.434), and the number of safety and health supervisors was found to mediate the effect of this variable (𝛽=0.069). Conclusions: The level of safety and health-related communication affects the level of health and safety management, and the number of supervisors mediates this influence. Therefore, the role of the supervisor is important in safety and health communication. It is expected that the level of safety and health management can be improved through management and supervisors.

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