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. 2015 Feb 17;6(2):97–103. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2015.01.003

Table 2.

The results of the exploratory factor analysis

Dimension variables Corrected item-total correlation Factor loading Eigen value Variance explained (%) Cumulative variance explained (%)
Factor 1: Safety commitment and communication 8.46 14.34 14.34
12. Feedback for safety proposals 0.60 0.72
8. Managers/supervisors interest for safety issues 0.66 0.68
11. Openly discussions about safety problems 0.64 0.66
3. Sufficient resource allocation for safety 0.60 0.65
9. Managers/workmates respected who work safely 0.60 0.65
7. Management looked for underlying factors of incidents 0.60 0.64
2. Management decisive and quick actions for safety concerns 0.63 0.64
16. Interest of company for views of employee about safety 0.67 0.63
6. Getting the equipment needed to do job safely 0.50 0.62
14. Effectively communicate of changes in safety procedures 0.67 0.61
1. Real cares about the employee safety 0.66 0.61
13. Dissemination of safety information to appropriate personnel 0.64 0.60
10. Workers were consulted about safety issues 0.62 0.58
21. Involvement of unit manager in safety activities 0.64 0.48
17. Influence on safety performance 0.55 0.42
31. Management understand impact of operations on safety 0.71 0.41
Factor 2: Safety involvement and training 4.62 7.84 22.18
18. Involvement in the development or review of safety procedures 0.41 0.67
25. Training about new procedures or equipment 0.64 0.65
20. Encouragement to report unsafe conditions 0.44 0.61
29. Consult workers to establish their training needs 0.59 0.59
23. Safety training at regular intervals 0.66 0.56
19. Encourage to make suggestions on safety improvement 0.63 0.56
24. Training provide skills and experience to do operations safely 0.66 0.51
33. Investigate accidents for finding their causes 0.58 0.44
Factor 3: Positive safety practices 4.14 7.01 29.19
51. Availability of enough people to do job safely 0.59 0.65
57. Feel challenged and motivated by work tasks 0.40 0.63
35. Safe work site 0.57 0.57
54. Balanced workload 0.57 0.52
52. Stop working due to safety concerns 0.59 0.52
34. Appropriate feedback about performance 0.60 0.50
38. Safety regulations are performed in my workplace 0.65 0.46
50. Control for safety rule violations 0.69 0.45
Factor 4: Safety competency 3.35 5.69 34.88
26. Clear about safety responsibilities 0.53 0.84
27. Understand the safety risks of responsible works 0.52 0.81
28. Understand the job safety procedures 0.59 0.70
Factor 5: Safety procedures 2.64 4.48 39.36
43. Follow safety procedures to do job safely 0.41 0.71
40. Safety is number one priority when completing a job 0.41 0.63
44. Safety procedures reflect how do jobs safely 0.48 0.53
47. Clear procedures appropriate to the user needs 0.57 0.42
Factor 6: Accountability and responsibility 2.21 3.74 43.10
48. Workmates react against people who break safety procedures 0.47 0.64
46. Safety instructions are easy to understand and implement 0.51 0.58
15. Co-workers give tips on how to work safely 0.47 0.45
Factor 7: Supportive environment 1.95 3.30 46.40
39. Safety considers to be equally as important as production 0.58 0.56
45. Rules describe the safest way of working 0.53 0.45
30. Manager/supervisor bring safety information to my attention 0.67 0.44
Factor 8: Safety prioritization 1.93 3.28 49.68
37. Untidy work site 0.27 0.71
36. Required to work in an unsafe manner 0.19 0.71
41. Difficult to do some jobs safely −0.12 −0.54