High Risk Jobs; Vulnerable/At-Risk Populations – Page 3

Safety not Guaranteed: Investigating Employees’ Safety Performance during a Global Pandemic

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate organizational factors and individual factors associated with employees? safety performance shortly after returning to on-site work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected and analyzed from 89 full-time employees across occupations who returned to working on-site amid a global pandemic. Perceived safety climate, conscientiousness, and safety attitudes predicted unique variance in employees? COVID-19 safety performance. This research may have tangible consequences in lives saved for the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic, future health crises, and even ?normal? contagion events such as the annual flu season.

Pathogens and Peer Pressure: The Effect of Coworkers on Compliance with COVID-19 Safety Protocol

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

Based on workplace safety research, it was expected that individuals would be influenced by their coworkers? levels of compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols. In a sample of employees working on-site full time and representing a wide range of industries (N=206), coworkers? compliance with COVID-19 guidelines significantly predicted one?s own compliance three weeks later, while controlling for one?s original level of compliance. This pattern held for both social distancing and hygiene guidelines.

The Unfolding Effects on First Responders in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Safety Climate, Burnout, and Depression

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

The present study aimed at understanding the challenges to the mental health and safety of fire service-based Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, while investigating the role station safety climate. We showed that safety climate can buffer the effect of burnout on depression. Station safety climate is an important organizational resource to safeguard employee safety and health in crisis situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic.