Chapter 16: A safe workplace environment
Sharon Clarke
Category:
Handbook Chapter
Published:
24 Feb 2017
Page Range:
351–371
Collection:
Business 2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785363269.00025
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In this chapter, the contribution that psychological factors make to occupational accidents is considered, with a focus on safety climate. First, research evidence linking a negative safety climate to unsafe working environments is critically reviewed, and second, the dual mechanisms by which safety climate influences safety outcomes, namely health impairment and motivational pathways, are discussed. The importance of leadership, both constructive and destructive, is highlighted: constructive leadership emerges as critical to the creation and maintenance of a positive safety climate, which protects organizations against accidents and safety incidents. Future research and practical implications are discussed.

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Cover Research Handbook on Work and Well-Being
Research Handbook on Work and Well-Being
Edited by
Ronald J. Burke
and
Kathryn M. Page
Handbook
Published:
24 Feb 2017
Print ISBN:
9781785363252
eISBN:
9781785363269
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785363269
Pages:
544
Collection:
Business 2017
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