Table 6.

Correlation analysis of the safety practices and primary responsibilities of miners towards health and safety policies.

	Mean	Std. D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Primary responsibility that People are properly supervised for safety	2.81	1.25	1
Primary responsibility that people work and behave safely	2.77	1.19	0.170∗∗	1
Primary responsibility that people are properly trained for safety	2.74	1.24	0.121∗	0.050	1
Primary responsibility that people are obeying company health and safety rules and regulations	2.77	1.22	.011	-0.071	0.017	1
Primary responsibility that everyone is aware of the hazards in the workplace	2.78	1.23	-0.079	-0.014	-0.024	-0.164∗∗	1
Primary responsibility that machinery is properly guarded	2.78	1.25	0.006	-0.067	0.069	-0.020	-0.003	1
Primary responsibility that machinery and equipment are inspected	2.75	1.21	0.091	-0.004	0.009	0.026	-0.035	0.123∗	1
Primary responsibility that people are using the correct safety appliances properly	2.73	1.25	0.110∗	-0.031	0.032	-0.080	-0.022	0.002	-0.078	1
Primary responsibility that people are not unnecessarily exposed to hazardous substances	2.53	1.18	0.012	0.046	0.067	-0.002	0.079	-0.012	0.034	-0.068	1
Primary responsibility that people are using the correct personal protective equipment	2.63	1.21	-0.040	0.038	-0.041	0.054	0.067	0.011	0.000	0.004	-0.049	1
Primary responsibility that the working area is kept clean, clear and tidy	2.50	1.24	-0.051	0.029	0.080	0.017	-0.157∗∗	0.067	0.092	-0.002	-0.119∗	0.014
Primary responsibility that everyone knows what to do in an emergency	2.71	1.21	0.125∗	0.012	0.046	0.132∗	-0.051	-0.011	0.001	0.035	-0.088	-0.015	-0.028	1
Primary responsibility that action is taken following accidents and near misses	2.52	1.19	-0.051	0.028	0.024	0.060	-0.052	-0.005	0.109∗	-0.015	0.002	-0.064	0.158∗∗	0.006	1

^∗∗Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level.

^∗Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level.