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http://dx.doi.org/10.15269/JKSOEH.2021.31.4.494

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

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)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.31, no.4, 2021 , pp. 494-502 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
communication of safety and health; safety and health management; supervisor;
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