title: An evaluation of a new instrument to measure organisational safety culture values and practices.
abstract: The main aim of this research is to evaluate a safety culture measuring instrument centred upon relevant organisational values and practices related to the safety management system. Seven dimensions that reflect underlying safety meanings are proposed. A second objective is to explore the four cultural orientations in the field of safety arising from the competing values framework. The study sample consisted of 299 participants from five companies in different sectors. The results show six dimensions of organisational values and practices and different company profiles in the organisations studied. The four cultural orientations proposed by the competing values framework are not confirmed. Nevertheless, a coexistence of diverse cultural orientations or paradoxes in the companies is observed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología Cognitiva, Social y Organizacional, Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Guajara 38205, Tenerife, Spain. mddiaz@ull.es
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Díaz-Cabrera
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hernández-Fernaud
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Isla-Díaz
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires