Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop and test the reliability and validity of a new scale designed for measuring safety climate among lone workers, using truck drivers as exemplar. The new scale employs perceived safety priority as the metric of safety climate and a multilevel framework, separating the measurement of organization- and group-level safety climate. The second purpose of this study was to compare the predictive power of generic items with trucking industry-specific ones. Three dimensions for each of the two levels of safety climate were drawn from the results. The organization-level safety climate dimensions were proactive practices, driver safety priority, and supervisory care promotion. The group-level safety climate dimensions were safety promotion, delivery limits, and cell phone disapproval. Predictive validity of both generic and industry-specific items was supported, but the industry-specific items provided a stronger predictive value. Results showed that the scale is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the essential elements of safety climate for truck drivers in the lone working situation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-19 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour |
Volume | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Mobile lone workers
- Safety climate
- Scale development and validation
- Trucking industry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Automotive Engineering
- Transportation
- Applied Psychology