Effect of perceived risk on nuclear power plant operators' safety behavior and errors

Safety behavior and human errors are major concerns for nuclear power plant operators. The present study investigated how nuclear power plant operators' perceived risk influences the quality of their own work performance in terms of safety behavior and errors. In total, 349 operators from two n...

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Published in:Journal of risk research 2017-01, Vol.20 (1), p.76-84
Main Authors: Rao, Li-Lin, Xu, Yaoshan, Li, Shu, Li, Yongjuan, Zheng, Rui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
error
Human error
Job characteristics
Nuclear energy
nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plants
Operators
perceived risk
Risk behavior
Risk factors
Risk perception
safety behavior
Safety behaviour
Safety management
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Summary:Safety behavior and human errors are major concerns for nuclear power plant operators. The present study investigated how nuclear power plant operators' perceived risk influences the quality of their own work performance in terms of safety behavior and errors. In total, 349 operators from two nuclear power plants in China participated in the present study. We found that perceived risk had a negative linear relationship with safety behavior and a quadratic relationship with errors. Leader support played a moderating role in the relationships between perceived risk, safety behavior, and errors. These results supported the job demands-resources model and provided further evidence for the relationship between perceived risk and outcomes related to safety behavior and errors. Our findings suggest that an effective way to address the issue of high perceived risk is to provide a supportive environment.
ISSN:1366-9877
1466-4461
DOI:10.1080/13669877.2015.1031267