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Descriptive epidemiology of Fire Service Organizational Culture of Safety (FOCUS) beta-test data: Differences by safety climate

Descriptive epidemiology of Fire Service Organizational Culture of Safety (FOCUS) beta-test data: Differences by safety climate

Safety climate has been identified as an upstream predictor of organizational and safety outcomes. The Fire Service Organizational Culture of Safety (FOCUS) survey measures the industry specific safety climate of the United State (US) Fire and Rescue Service. This presentation will present descriptive epidemiology results of the FOCUS beta-test survey data in response to queries by participating fire departments.

A Spanish Translation of Zohar and Luria’s Safety Climate Scale and a Test of Measurement Equivalence

A Spanish Translation of Zohar and Luria’s Safety Climate Scale and a Test of Measurement Equivalence

The purpose of this study is to provide a Spanish-language version of Zohar and Luria?s (Zohar & Luria, 2005) commonly-used safety climate scale using a rigorous translation-back translation process. Given the widespread use of the Spanish language across the globe and that as of 2020, 17.6% percent of the United States working population is Hispanic (BLS, 2021), there is a need for valid safety climate scales written in Spanish. This study demonstrates that a test of measurement equivalency can provide confidence of the translation process from one language to another. There is significant evidence supporting the reliability and validity of this safety climate scale.

Worry about COVID-19 Vaccination and Mental Health

Worry about COVID-19 Vaccination and Mental Health

The purpose of this research was to examine hospitality employees? worries about guest vaccination status, and its impact on mental health. Participants of a short survey included 219 laid-off or furloughed hospitality workers from Prolific.com. This study found that hospitality employees? worry about COVID-19 exposure partially mediated the relationship between worry about guest vaccination status and mental health. Employees who were more concerned about guest vaccination had worsened mental health, and some of this effect was explained by worry about COVID-19 exposure.

Developing and Validating a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale with Construction Workers as Exemplar: A Total Worker Health Approach (Phase I)

Developing and Validating a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale with Construction Workers as Exemplar: A Total Worker Health Approach (Phase I)

Our project aims to develop and validate a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale to support the goal of fostering, promoting, and measuring a respectful workplace culture and climate in the workplace. In order to develop a reliable and valid respectful climate scale, we will utilize a mixed methods approach with both qualitative and quantitative methods. The current study represents Phase I of the project, providing insight on this topic based on the literature review and analysis of 10 SME?s responses. The long-term goal of this project is to help companies build a respectful workplace by developing a psychometrically sound Respectful Workplace Climate Scale that they can use to gauge the status of respect in their workplaces and the progress of interventions implemented.

On the job during COVID-19: Exploring the effect of COVID-19 safety climate on employees’ fatigue, performance, and mental health

On the job during COVID-19: Exploring the effect of COVID-19 safety climate on employees’ fatigue, performance, and mental health

This poster aimed to investigate the role of COVID-19 safety climate on employees’ fatigue, performance, and mental health. We found that enactment of COVID-19 preventative behaviors in the workplace predicted higher COVID-19 fatigue only at lower levels of safety climate. In turn, fatigue predicted lower performance, but not lower mental health.

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

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

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.

COVID-19 pandemic impacts, information-seeking, experiences and behaviors in the Local/Short Haul trucking industry

COVID-19 pandemic impacts, information-seeking, experiences and behaviors in the Local/Short Haul trucking industry

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the trucking industry emerged as essential and like many other industries, strived to maintain operations and keep workers safe without an established roadmap for navigating such an emergency. Following the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model (RISP; Mead & Rimal, 2014) framework, we interviewed nine local/short haul stakeholders to learn about their public health information seeking and work experiences during the pandemic. Findings reveal that there was a lack of consistency in approaches to information seeking, satisfaction with the information available varied, worker mental health was not prioritized, and employee input was not sought. Industry stakeholders emphasized the importance of flexibility and using this experience to be ready for future possible emergencies. Findings will inform public health messaging and the industry?s emergency preparedness efforts.

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

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

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

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

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.

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