Assessment and Measurement of the Safety Climate Governing the Work Environments: A Large-scale Industrial-mining Company in Iran

Background and Objective: The safety climate is one of the most important indicators for the evaluation of the leading performance in work environments and a snapshot of the safety culture. The present research aimed to investigate the impact of safety climate among the employees of a large-scale industrial-mining company in Iran. Materials and Methods: The present study employs an applied research method in terms of its purpose and a descriptive cross-sectional design regarding its implementation. The statistical population includes employees working in four institutions of a large-scale industrial mining company and its subsidiary organizations, from which the participants were selected using a random sampling method. Data collection was performed through the Nordic Safety Atmosphere Questionnaire (NOSACQ-50). Data analysis was carried out using a one-way variance test and the SPSS 26 software. Results: The results indicated that the fourth dimension factor had the lowest score, and the seventh dimension factor had the highest score among the safety climate dimensions of the company and its subsidiaries. No significant difference was observed between the safety climate score and the variables, including age, work experience, job position, and education level (P<0.05). However, the average safety climate score in the measured institutions based on the ANOVA statistical test had a significant difference (P<0.05). The average score of the safety climate of the company and its subsidiaries was in relatively appropriate condition. Conclusion: The findings indicated that the measurement of the safety climate is a suitable tool for investigating the fields of intervention at organizational and managerial levels to improve safety and reduce accidents in the fields of industry and mining.