After-action reviews: a venue for the promotion of safety climate.
This study investigated the role of after-action reviews on perceptions of safety climate at the group and organizational levels. Moderated and mediated regression analyses of data from 67 firefighting crews suggest that after-action review frequency positively influenced both levels of safety climate. Safety-oriented group norms fully mediated the relationship between after-action review frequency and group-level safety climate. Fire-station busyness moderated the relationship between after-action review frequency and organizational-level safety climate, such that the relationship was non-existent for highly busy stations. These findings suggest that after-action reviews constitute a specific venue through which managers can promote safety climate in high-risk environments.
Allen
Joseph A
JA
Organizational Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. majalle114@uncc.edu
Baran
Benjamin E
BE
Scott
Cliff W
CW
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D016526:Workload