The Causal Model of Safety Behavior in Hot Rolled Structural Steel Industry
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This research article aims to study (1) Study safety climate, psychological capital, psychological well-being and safety behavior of employees working in factories producing hot-rolled structural steel (2) to examine the causal influence of safety behavior of employees in factories producing hot-rolled structural steel. This is quantitative research using questionnaires to collect data. The sample group consisted of 273 industrial employees producing hot-rolled structural steel. Statistics used in data analysis included percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and structural equation model analysis.
Findings are as follows: The chi-square statistic (χ2) = 58.80, df = 49, p = 0.159, AGFI = 0.93, GFI = 0.97, SRMR = 0.034, RMSEA = 0.027 index. Measured by hypothetical model with empirical data In the Absolute Fit Index, that the measurement of group consistency: Incremental Fit Index found that NFI = 0.99, CFI = 1.00, and group consistency index: Parsimony Fit Index: PNFI = 0.54, χ2/df = 1.20. Safety climate (SCLI) was found to have an influence coefficient equal to 0.67 with statistical significance at the .01 level, followed by psychological capital (PsyCap) with an influence coefficient equal to 0.55 with statistical significance at the .01 level. By safety climate, psychological well-being, and psychological capital it has a direct influence on work safety behavior. And safety climate has an indirect influence on safety behavior at work. Therefore, organizations should promote safety behavior by providing appropriate safety climate and developing psychological capital to increase safety behavior at work.
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