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Safety climate is a relevant measure for monitoring safety conditions. However, there is still no consensus about safety climate measures. This study aims to develop and to analyse the suitability of an instrument to measure the safety climate in Portuguese furniture industries, using a multilevel structure, through a pilot survey. A questionnaire, called Safety Climate in Wood Industries, was developed. The first part comprised workers’ demographic questions. The second part included 39 items for measuring safety climate, analysing three different levels: organizational, group and individual levels. The questionnaire was tested on a sample of 29 workers of a Portuguese furniture industry. The company safety conditions were also analysed. The analysis of the questionnaire results shows significant differences on safety climate among sectors, which may be related to differences in safety conditions among sectors. The study shows that the questionnaire allows identifying different safety climates in the same enterprise.
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Portuguese furniture industries Safety climate Safety conditions
Citation
Rodrigues, M., Leão, C. P., & Arezes, P. (2013). Development of a multilevel safety climate measure for furniture industries. Occupational Safety and Hygiene -SHO 2013, 1, 442–444.