The influence of organizational structure on safety climate in the trucking industry

L. A. Murphy; Y. H. Huang; J. Lee; S. Jeffries; M. M. Robertson; A. Garabet

doi:10.1177/1071181312561311

The influence of organizational structure on safety climate in the trucking industry

L. A. Murphy, Y. H. Huang, J. Lee, S. Jeffries, M. M. Robertson, A. Garabet

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Abstract

While it has been well established that safety climate is a leading indicator of accidents and injuries, the antecedents of safety climate are rarely examined in the safety literature. Structural factors of an organization, like company size, haul type, and geographic location, may contribute to the perception workers have of their organization's safety climate. Especially in the trucking industry, in which drivers work alone for long periods of time with little social interaction among coworkers and supervisors, it is important to understand different factors that will influence safety climate. Some understanding of which organizational characteristics impact safety climate may help organizations to focus on specific areas to counter the effects of structure in order to improve safety.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012
Pages	1562-1565
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181312561311
State	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012 - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Oct 22 2012 → Oct 26 2012

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Name	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
ISSN (Print)	1071-1813

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Conference	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston, MA
Period	10/22/12 → 10/26/12

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Human Factors and Ergonomics

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Murphy, L. A., Huang, Y. H., Lee, J., Jeffries, S., Robertson, M. M., & Garabet, A. (2012). The influence of organizational structure on safety climate in the trucking industry. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012 (pp. 1562-1565). (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society). https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181312561311

The influence of organizational structure on safety climate in the trucking industry. / Murphy, L. A.; Huang, Y. H.; Lee, J. et al.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012. 2012. p. 1562-1565 (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society).

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Murphy, LA, Huang, YH, Lee, J, Jeffries, S, Robertson, MM & Garabet, A 2012, The influence of organizational structure on safety climate in the trucking industry. in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, pp. 1562-1565, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012, Boston, MA, United States, 10/22/12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181312561311

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