Table 2.

Pattern matrix for the questionnaire items on the training and management commitment safety climate factors

Item	Training*	Management commitment*
There is an effective safety training programme for new employees	0.753
Employees receive adequate, on-going training to work safely	0.870
The management team reacts quickly to solve safety problems		0.742
The management team provides all the equipment necessary to do the job safely		0.726
The management team provides a lot of information on safety issues		0.832
The management team emphasises safe behaviour above all other activities		0.768

*Factor loadings for the six items into the two first-order latent factors.