Table 3.
Comparing safety climate scores for administration from 2019 to 2020
| Question/Variable | 2019 Mean (SD) |
2020 Mean (SD) |
Difference between Means (p-Value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tries to continually improve safety levels in each department | 4.6 (0.50) | 4.6 (0.63) | 0.83 | |
| 2. Quickly corrects any safety hazard (even if it’s costly) | 4.5 (0.69) | 4.1 (0.64) | 0.09 | |
| 3. Requires each manager to help improve safety in his/her department | 4.7 (0.47) | 4.2 (0.86) | 0.07 | |
| 4. Uses any available information to improve existing safety rules | 4.6 (0.67) | 4.1 (0.64) | 0.05 | |
| 5. Listens carefully to workers’ ideas about improving safety | 4.3 (0.80) | 3.9 (0.80) | 0.18 | |
| 6. Considers safety when setting production speed and schedules | 4.3 (0.87) | 4.1 (0.61) | 0.22 | |
| 7. Provides workers with a lot of information on safety issues | 4.5 (0.83) | 4.4 (0.74) | 0.72 | |
| 8. Gives safety personnel the power they need to do their job | 4.7 (0.66) | 4.8 (0.56) | 0.63 | |
| 9. Frequently checks to see if we are all obeying the safety rules | 4.3 (0.81) | 4.4 (0.76) | 0.56 | |
| 10. Discusses how to improve safety with us | 4.3 (0.89) | 4.6 (0.65) | 0.45 | |
| 11. Uses explanations (not just compliance) to get us to act safely | 4.5 (0.77) | 4.2 (0.70) | 0.24 | |
| 12. Emphasizes safety procedures when we are working under pressure | 4.3 (1.00) | 4.6 (0.63) | 0.30 | |
| 13. Frequently tells us about the hazards in our work | 4.0 (0.94) | 4.4 (0.63) | 0.31 | |
| 14. Reminds workers who need reminders to work safely | 4.2 (1.12) | 4.5 (0.65) | 0.51 | |
| 15. Makes sure we follow all the safety rules (not just the most important ones) | 4.4 (0.83) | 4.6 (0.50) | 0.45 | |
| 16. Insists that we obey safety rules when fixing equipment or machines | 4.5 (0.77) | 4.5 (0.65) | 0.93 | |
| 17. Is strict about safety at the end of the shift, when we want to go home | 4.1 (1.15) | 4.4 (0.66) | 0.53 | |
| 18. Spends time helping us to see problems before they arise | 4.1 (0.88) | 4.1 (0.86) | 0.92 | |
| 19. Frequently talks about safety issues throughout the work week | 4.4 (0.76) | 4.6 (0.65) | 0.46 | |