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The impact of workplace COVID-19 safety climate and employee job insecurity on COVID-19 moral disengagement and prevention behaviors: A moderated mediation model

The impact of workplace COVID-19 safety climate and employee job insecurity on COVID-19 moral disengagement and prevention behaviors: A moderated mediation model

This poster investigated the positive role of COVID-19 safety climate in organizations. We found that higher COVID organizational climate was associated with lower employee COVID-19 moral disengagement. In turn, moral disengagement was associated with lower enactment of COVID-19 preventative behaviors both in work and non-work settings. We further found that job insecurity can attenuate organizational socialization processes and undo any effect of safety climate.

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.

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.