Essay - Methodology Chapter 3 the Approach Fifteen Questions Used to Measure...

Methodology

***** 3

***** Approach

Fifteen questions used to measure willingness to AC were assembled into a questionnaire designed to examine the personality measures and items regarding employee response ***** various safety issues, adequacy of safety training, and attitudes toward other safety related issues. The most pertinent questions relating to AC *****:

If I know a coworker is going ***** do ***** hazardous job, I am willing to remind him/her of the hazards (even if ***** ***** is f*****iliar with the *****),

I am willing to warn my peers about working unsafely ***** willing to do whatever I can to improve safety, ***** confronting my peers about their unsafe acts.

The responses ***** these *****, measured on a 5-point Likert scale, were added to attain an AC score. The Likert technique presents a set of attitude statements. Subjects are asked to express agreement or disagreement of a five-point scale. Each degree of agreement is given a numeric*****l value from one to five. Thus a total numerical value c***** be calculated from all the *****.

*****n addition, a space for respondent comments was included after every question, to allow the workers to expand upon the particular answer or issue in *****.

Data Ga*****ring Method

The method ***** was the survey questionnaire. The subjects were given ***** survey by their supervisors, and informed that it was a measure ***** the ***** climate within *****ir department. The ***** focused on these primary areas: Existing Safety Programs, Management and Employee Commitment, Technology and Data Sophistication, Organizational Alignment, and Feedback, Recognition, Incentive.

*****base of the Study

***** ***** were 65 hourly ***** from one department of one division of a local manufacturing plant. The subjects ranged in age from early twenties to sixties with an average job tenure ***** 8 years. The plant operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year ***** employs approximately 2000 workers, ***** of whom are production workers. Most of the ***** ***** ***** the ***** (approximately 1800) belong to the local union, which has been represented at the plant since it first opened.

SURVEY INSTRUMENT

1-Strongly agree, 2- agree, 3-not sure, 4-disagree, 5-strongly disagree

***** ***** has an active safety management program ***** includes an ***** accident investigation program

Circle One)

Comments:

Safety controls exist but they ***** not always enforced.

Circle One)

Comments:

***** *****d injuries are caused more by deficiencies in equipment and tra*****ing than ***** careless work hab*****s or poor safety **********

Circle *****)

Comments:

If I know a coworker is going ***** do a hazar*****us job, I am willing to remind him/her ***** the hazards (even if the employee is familiar with the job),

***** One)

Comments:

Accidents are a primary concern of management

***** One)

*****:

My working environment is as safe as ***** humanly possible.

Circle One)

Comments:

***** am willing to warn my ***** about ***** *****

***** *****)

Comments:

My company ***** the resources to devote an *****/m*****agement committee ***** at least six people to meet approximately two hours per week