Journal article
Driver education and safety climate in an emergency service fleet
Journal of Occupational Health and Safety: Australia and New Zealand, Vol.22(4), pp.341-350
2006
Abstract
The ongoing social and financial costs of work-related motor vehicle accidents are substantial. This study investigated the relationship between the frequently used intervention of driver education and motor vehicle fleet safety climate. The findings of the study suggest that, within the context of an Australian emergency services fleet, driver education is related to employees' perceptions of fleet safety climate. More specifically, the provision of driver education is associated with improved perceptions of organisational commitment to safety management, appropriate work demands, and trusting relationships and good communication. The findings also indicate that the fleet safety climate scale may be a useful measure for OHS personnel who are interested in identifying where safety enhancements are required or for benchmarking employees' safety perceptions.
Details
- Title
- Driver education and safety climate in an emergency service fleet
- Authors
- Tamara D Banks (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyDoug M Brownlow (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Journal of Occupational Health and Safety: Australia and New Zealand, Vol.22(4), pp.341-350
- Publisher
- CCH Australia Limited
- Date published
- 2006
- ISSN
- 0815-6409; 0815-6409
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2006 CCH. The author's accepted version is reproduced here with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451392602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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