Development and validation of safety climate scales for lone workers using truck drivers as exemplar

Yueng Hsiang Huang, Dov Zohar, Michelle M. Robertson, Angela Garabet, Jin Lee, Lauren A. Murphy

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5-19
Number of pages15
JournalTransportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
Volume17
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2013
Externally publishedYes

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

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