Journal of information and communication convergence engineering

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Relationship between Risk-causing Factors Perceived by Telecommunications Workers and Safety Motivation and Behavior

  • Kwang-Seup Byun (Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Jin-woo Jung (Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
  • Received : 2023.04.25
  • Accepted : 2023.05.27
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

In this study, the structural relationship among risk factors, safety motivation, and safety behavior perceived by telecommunications workers was empirically verified. A survey was conducted on field workers at S telecommunications companies in Korea, and the following major results were obtained. First, among the risk factors perceived by telecommunications workers, personal, cultural, and institutional factors were found to have significant positive effects on workers' safety motivation. Second, workers' safety motivation had a significant positive effect on safety behavior. Third, among the risk factors of telecommunications companies, personal, cultural, and institutional factors did not significantly affect workers' safety behavior. Fourth, all risk-causing factors perceived by workers, such as personal, cultural, and institutional factors, indirectly affected safety behavior through safety motivation. This study presents the importance of perceiving risk factors in the workplace to prevent and alleviate industrial accidents by examining the effects of riskcausing factors perceived by carrier workers on safety motivation and behavior.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a research fund from the Seoul National University of Science and Technology in 2023.

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