Christina M Socias-Morales, Emily J Haas, Melody Gwilliam, Patrick L Yorio, Nancy B Delaney, Rachael G Falcon, Heidi A Stallings, Bruce R Burnham, David M Stuever, Stephen M Stouder, Geoffrey L Ewing, James W Collins, Cammie K Chaumont Menendez
INTRODUCTION: Work-related injuries are a common lagging safety indicator whereas safety climate assessments can help identify constructs serving as leading indicators. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) partnered with the U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) Safety Center to examine the association between perceptions of safety climate survey constructs and the number of injury events within the DAF workforce. METHODS: The DAF administers voluntary, anonymous, occupation-specific safety climate surveys to DAF workers using the internal Air Force Combined Mishap Reduction System (AFCMRS)...
February 2024: Journal of Safety Research