| Effects of the Number of Workers Exposed to Industrial Machines and the Level of Workers’ Safety Behavior on the Occurrence of Industrial Accidents | 2021.06.23 | ||
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저자 : Kwan Woo Kim, Yoon Ho Cho
Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze the association of the
occurrence of industrial accidents with the number of workers
exposed to industrial machines, and the level of workers’ safety
behavior. Our aim was to confirm if the number of workers
exposed to industrial machines is positively associated with the
occurrence of industrial accidents, and if the level of workers’
safety behavior moderates the relationship between the number
of workers exposed to industrial machines and the occurrence
of industrial accidents. Logistic regression analysis was
performed using the occurrence of industrial accidents as the
dependent variable; the number of workers exposed to
industrial machines as the independent variable; the level of
workers’ safety behavior as the moderating variable, and the
number of workers as well as the presence of risk factors, a
safety management organization, safety and health education,
a labor union, and safety culture as the control variables. A total
of 2,000 manufacturing workplaces from the 2015
Occupational Safety and Health Company Survey were
sampled. Analysis results showed that the number of workers
exposed to industrial machines (Wald=9.498, p<.01) and the
level of workers’ safety behavior (Wald=11.985, p<.01)
affected the occurrence of industrial accidents. The occurrence
of industrial accidents increased as the number of workers
exposed to industrial machines increased, and decreased as the
level of workers’ safety behavior increased. The number of
workers (Wald=10.064, p<.01), risk factors (Wald=10.808,
p<.01) and the presence of a labor union (Wald=4.932, p<.05)
also affected the occurrence of industrial accidents. Therefore,
measures to prevent workers’ exposure to industrial machines,
and increase the level of workers’ safety behavior must be
taken to reduce the number of industrial accidents. The results
of this study are meaningful in that they provide implications
for the establishment and implementation of safety and health
policies, at the government and workplace level.
Keywords: Industrial machine, worker, safety behavior,
industrial accident, Korea
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