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http://dx.doi.org/10.7782/JKSR.2013.16.4.331

The Effects of Health, Cognition, and Safety Climate on Safety Behavior and Accidents: Focused on Train Drivers  

Lee, Yong Man (Department of Railroad Management Policy, Graduate School of Railway, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Shin, Tack Hyun (Department of Industrial & Information Systems Engineering, College of Business and Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Park, Min Kyu (Railroad Safety Office, Railroad & Aviation Division, Korea Transportation Safety Authority)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Railway / v.16, no.4, 2013 , pp. 331-339 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study highlights the theme of human error emerging as a critical issue in the railroad industry, conducting exploratory research on the effects of health, cognition, and safety climates on safety behavior and accidents using an empirical method. The statistical results based on questionnaires received from 204 train drivers indicate that psychological fatigue, cognitive failure, and internal locus of control as individual variables and CEO philosophy and behavior of immediate boss as organizational variables have significant relationships with safety behavior, while cognitive failure, CEO philosophy, behavior of immediate boss, and education were found to be significant variables with respect to accidents. Furthermore, unsafe behavior such as mistakes and violations showed negative effects on near misses and responsibility accidents, respectively. Based on these results, effective alternatives and countermeasures needed to mitigate human error were posited.
Keywords
Health; Cognition; Safety Climates; Safety Behavior; Accident;
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