Predictive Power of Injury Reporting Rate and its Dimensions by Perceived Organizational Support for Safety

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Researchers have mentioned that perceived organizational support for safety may predict occupational accidents and psychological distresses in the workplace. The present study examined the degree of perceived organizational support for safety related to injuries reporting rate and its dimensions among workers’ Isfahan Steel Company. Materials and Methods: A self-administered anonymous was distributed to 189 workers. The survey included demographic factors, injuries reporting rate and its components (physical symptoms, psychological symptoms and accidents) and perceived organizational support for safety. The data were analyzed using Multivariate and correlation techniques. Results: The results showed that: (1) there were significant correlations between perceived organizational support with injuries reporting rate and its’ dimensions namely physical and psychological symptoms (P 0.050); (3) Multivariate analysis indicated that perceived organizational support significantly predicted respectively about 14, 13 and 10 percent of the variance of variables of injuries reporting rate, physical symptoms and psychological symptoms (P < 0.050). Conclusion: Improving employees’ perception of support can be important to prevent the development of job injuries and to promote employees’ safety and well-being.

Keywords

• Safety
• Support
• Injury
• Mental disorders
• Somatoform disorders
• Employees