Being called to safety: Occupational callings and safety climate in the emergency medical services

Being called to safety: Occupational callings and safety climate in the emergency medical services

By: Andel S.A., Pindek S., Spector P.E.
Published in: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of safety climate in the Emergency Medical Services ( EMS) and to assess occupational callings as a boundary condition for the effect of safety climate on safety behaviors. Methods: EMS professionals (n=132) participated in a three-wave survey study. Hierarchical linear regressions were conducted to test the moderating effects of occupational callings. Results: Safety climate was significantly related to safety behavior, and occupational callings moderated this direct relationship (DR2=0.02 to 0.03, P<0.05). Specifically, when occupational callings were high, the relationship between safety climate and safety behaviors was stronger, and when occupational callings were low, the relationship was weaker. Conclusion: In this EMS sample, safety climate was an important predictor of safety behavior. Further, occupational callings moderated this relationship, suggesting that callings may serve as a boundary condition. Copyright © 2016 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.