title: Safety climate and safety behavior in the passenger ferry context.
abstract: This research empirically evaluates safety climate and safety behavior in the passenger ferry context. Using survey data collected from 155 respondents working for passenger ferry companies in Taiwan, hierarchical regression analysis was used to examine the effects of safety climate on self-reported safety behaviors. Confirmatory factor analysis identified five main dimensions of safety climate as measured on a passenger ferry safety climate scale: safety policy, safety motivation, emergency preparedness, safety training, and safety communication. Further, safety training and emergency preparedness were found to positively affect self-reported safety behaviors with respect to safety compliance and safety participation. The study also revealed positive associations among respondents' age, ferry capacity, and safety compliance. Implications of the study findings for increasing safety in ferry operations and their contribution to the development of safety management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transportation and Communication Management Science, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1 University Road, Tainan City 701, Taiwan, ROC. lucs@mail.ncku.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chin-Shan
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Chung-Shan
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012767:Ships; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan