J Owen Weber

Date of Graduation

1990

Document Type

Thesis

Abstract

This study determined the relationship between how employees perceived their supervisors relative to their safety contributions and productivity as measured in limestone tons per man hour. This study was undertaken for the purposes of providing to enterprise safety function manager's research based data which would be useful in ascertaining the safety contributions of their front line supervisors as well as discovering those items beneficial to focused supervisory training. The investigator constructed a survey instrument consisting of a Likert scale evaluation of fifty-seven supervisory safety duties and responsibilities. These statements were the result of a jury of experts revalidation of the original seventy-four items. Response pattern bias necessitated the elimination of seventeen items. The resulting instrument was administered and the sample data collected from 106 respondents employed in eleven quairies. The analysis resulted in the definition of five indices of safety management activities. The developed indices were: Management Policies, Motivational Techniques, Training Practices, Hazard Control and Accident Investigation. The analysis of the partial correlation coefficients identified a significant relationship existing between each of the five indices, comprised of the pertinent safety contribution items, and productivity. Analysis of variance was also performed to assess the differences that existed between individual supervisors as well as the differences in the way supervisors and selected quarries were evaluated relative to key task indices. The analysis showed that the methodology used in the study can be used to identify training needs and assess the safety contribution levels of supervisors.

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