AN EVALUATION OF SAFETY CLIMATE IN
GROUND HANDLING ACTIVITIES
In
Aviation Safety
Human Factors - System Engineering - Flight
Operations - Economic Strategies - Management
Hans M. Soekkha (Ed.)
1997. Utrecht, The Netherlands: VSP BV. Pp: 255-268
ABSTRACT
This paper evaluates the role
of safety clímate as an evaluation measure of
organizational safety. The first step of this research
consisted of identifying the dimensíons of the safety
climate. Data about the links between safety climate,
safety level and some organizational practices are also
presented. The study sample consists of 389 subjects from
airport ground handling companies. The results suggest
that safety climate could be an optimuun indicator in
evaluating safety management systems as well as
change-oriented programs.
KEYWORDS: Safety climate;
Safety Management Systems; Accident Prevention.
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