Search | Korea Science

Analysis of Government Policy Effectiveness for Industrial Accident Prevention in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Focusing on the Mediating Effects of Executive Leadership and Safety Regulations (중소규모 사업장의 산업재해 예방을 위한 정부 정책의 효과성 분석: 경영진 리더십과 안전 규정의 매개효과를 중심으로)

Hoon-Han
- The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
- /
- v.10 no.6
- /
- pp.277-285
- /
- 2024
This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of government policies for preventing industrial accidents in small and medium-sized workplaces. In particular, it examined the impact of the Ministry of Employment and Labor's supervision, the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency's support activities, and awareness of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act on the incidence of industrial accidents, focusing on the mediating effects of management leadership and safety regulations. The research method involved analyzing 689 small and medium-sized manufacturing companies using statistical data from the 10th Occupational Safety and Health Status Survey conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute. Mediation effect analysis using PROCESS macro revealed that awareness of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act had significant direct and indirect effects on reducing the incidence of industrial accidents. On the other hand, the Ministry of Employment and Labor's supervisory activities did not show significant effects, while the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency's support activities indirectly contributed to reducing industrial accident rates through strengthening safety regulations. Management leadership and safety regulations had significant effects on industrial accident rates in all models. Based on these results, this study proposed strengthening educational programs to improve awareness of regulations, enhancing support systems to increase the effectiveness of safety regulations, developing programs to strengthen management's safety leadership, diversifying the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency's support activities, and improving the Ministry of Employment and Labor's supervision methods. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the establishment of effective policies for preventing industrial accidents in small and medium-sized workplaces.
https://doi.org/10.17703/JCCT.2024.10.6.277 인용 PDF