Safe behavior based on safety leadership factors and leadership style
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bhakti Kencana University, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 20(02), 1377–1384
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.20.2.2385
Publication history:
Received on 13 October 2023; revised on 25 November 2023; accepted on 27 November 2023
Abstract:
Background: Statistical data on work accidents in West Java based on data from the Employment Social Security Administrative Agency in 2020, there were 35,291 work accident cases. However, companies in Indonesia, specifically in Bandung, West Java, namely PT. X Indonesia, based on data from 2018 to 2021, there will be no work accidents resulting in loss of working days or working hours. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between safety leadership and leadership style with safe behavior.
Material and methods: This type of research is analytically observational, with a quantitative approach, and a cross-sectional design. The population of this research is production workers. The sampling technique used a total sampling technique with a sample of 44 people. The data analysis used is chi-square.
Result: The results showed that the variables related to safe behavior were educational level (p-value = 0.008), safety concern (p-value = 0.000), and directive leadership style (p-value = 0.041). Variables that are not related are age, gender, years of service, safety motivation, and leadership style (participatory, achievement-oriented, and supportive).
Conclusion: There is a relationship between education level, safety concern, and directive leadership style with workers' safe behavior.
Keywords:
Safe Behavior; Safety Leadership; Leadership Style; Safety Concern
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