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Effects of Occupational Safety Communication in Workplace on Safety Consciousness and Action of Employees  

Seo, Nam-Kyu (Institute for Social Development, Yonsei University)
Lee, Yong-Gab (Institute for Social Development, Yonsei University)
Kim, Wang-Bae (Department of Sociology, Yonsei University)
Lee, Kyeong-Yong (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
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Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science / v.12, no.2, 2010 , pp. 9-16 More about this Journal
Abstract
A major purpose of management or occupational safety is a significant decrease in safety accidents. With this view, the establishment of occupational safety culture and the building of occupational communication network stand out as being more important than the past. This study has analysed the positive effects of occupational safety communication on safety consciousness and action of the employees in workplace. And it is confirmed that the occupational safety communication in workplace is the essential mechanism, through which the workers internalize safety consciousness and act safely. The safety consciousness and action of the employees are formed in safety culture, which is not only legal regulations, but a daily communication network in workplace. In these sense, the building of the occupational safety communication network is decisive for the establishment of safety culture. For these reasons, this study makes the proposition that a firm promotion of occupational communication network is necessary, which connects the safety culture and a effective safety management in workplace.
Keywords
safety consciousness; safety action; safety culture; safety communication network; safety management;
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