Findings From the National Machine Guarding Program: Safety Climate, Hazard Assessment, and Safety Leadership in Small Metal Fabrication Businesses

OBJECTIVES:This manuscript assesses safety climate data from the National Machine Guarding Program (NMGP)—a nationwide intervention to improve machine safety. METHODS:Baseline safety climate surveys were completed by 2161 employees and 341 owners or managers at 115 businesses. A separate onsite audi...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2017-12, Vol.59 (12), p.1172-1179
Main Authors: Parker, David L., Yamin, Samuel, Xi, Min, Gordon, Robert, Most, Ivan, Stanley, Rod
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Business machines
Climatic data
Correlation analysis
Environmental assessment
Environmental hazards
Fabrication
Female
Hazard assessment
Humans
Leadership
Male
Manufacturers
Metallurgy - organization & administration
Metallurgy - standards
Metallurgy - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Occupational health
Occupational Health - standards
Occupational Health - statistics & numerical data
Occupational safety
Organizational Culture
Original
Original Article
Safety
Safety management
Safety Management - methods
Small Business - organization & administration
Small Business - standards
Small Business - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:OBJECTIVES:This manuscript assesses safety climate data from the National Machine Guarding Program (NMGP)—a nationwide intervention to improve machine safety. METHODS:Baseline safety climate surveys were completed by 2161 employees and 341 owners or managers at 115 businesses. A separate onsite audit of safety management practices and machine guarding equipment was conducted at each business. RESULTS:Safety climate measures were not correlated with machine guarding or safety management practices. The presence of a safety committee was correlated with higher scores on the safety management audit when contrasted with those without one. CONCLUSIONS:The presence of a safety committee is easily assessed and provides a basis on which to make recommendations with regard to how it functions. Measures of safety climate fail to provide actionable information. Future research on small manufacturing firms should emphasize the presence of an employee-management safety committee.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001166