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The Effects of Safety Culture on Occupational Accidents: An explanatory study in Container Terminals of Turkey

Murat Selçuk SOLMAZ
Pelin ERDEM
Gökçe BARIŞ
Pages
356–364
Publication Date
2022-10-19
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Then again, port workers found to be rarely involved in accidents in case the safety culture level is high.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Detection of the underlying mechanisms leading to accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries is crucial to improve maritime safety.
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Key Findings & Data:For the purpose of gathering information, survey has been conducted with 134 respondent and interview has been carried out with the occupational safety specialists of ports, respectively.
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Conclusion & Impact:Then again, port workers found to be rarely involved in accidents in case the safety culture level is high.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Safety Culture · Occupational Accident · Container Terminal

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Detection of the underlying mechanisms leading to accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries is crucial to improve maritime safety. This paper examines the association between safety culture and occupational accidents in the container terminals. Within the scope of the study, six different container terminals that are situated in Marmara Region was selected as application areas in Turkey. For the purpose of gathering information, survey has been conducted with 134 respondent and interview has been carried out with the occupational safety specialists of ports, respectively. Collected data were analysed using SPSS 22 software to determine safety culture level of terminals and its correlation with accidents. Data obtained from six container terminals were presented and results were discussed with respect to safety culture assessment and occupational accidents. The results highlight that the positive safety culture have a strong influence on port workers in terms of avoiding from accidents. Additionally, each component related to safety culture was found in a significant correlation with occurrences of accidents. Then again, port workers found to be rarely involved in accidents in case the safety culture level is high.

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SOLMAZ, M. S., ERDEM, P., BARIŞ, G. (2022). The Effects of Safety Culture on Occupational Accidents: An explanatory study in Container Terminals of Turkey. International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 3, 356–364. https://ajindex.com/articles/540965

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