Analysis of factors affecting the adoption of safe behaviors in the workplace and its consequences on reducing human error

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran

2 Faculty of Management and Economics, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

Abstract

In industrial and urban workplaces, the promotion of occupational safety is recognized as one of the key pillars of human resource management and the reduction of work-related accidents .The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of various factors on safe occupational behavior and the reduction of human error in industrial and urban work environments. This study used a mixed method (quantitative and qualitative) for data analysis. In the quantitative part, data collected from 265 energy and urban industry employees were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that organizational culture (path coefficient 0.33), managerial support (path coefficient 0.31), and continuous training (factor loading coefficient 0.79) have a significant effect on safe occupational behavior. Also, safe occupational behavior is directly related (path coefficient 0.54) to the reduction of human error. In the qualitative part, interviews with 20 safety and human resources managers showed that barriers such.

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  • Received Date: 06 May 2025
  • Received Date: 24 June 2025
  • Accepted Date: 15 June 2025
  • Published Date: 23 July 2025