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Development and Validation of a Safety Attitude Scale for Coal Miners in China

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  • Xiang Wu

    (School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
    Key Laboratory of Deep Geodrilling Technology, Ministry of Land and Resources, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Wenwen Yin

    (Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China)

  • Chunlin Wu

    (School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
    Beijing Key Laboratory of Emergency Support Simulation Technologies for City Operations, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China)

  • Yuanlong Li

    (School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China)

Abstract

Safety attitude is of vital importance to accident prevention, and the high accident rate in the coal mining industry makes it urgent to undertake research on coal miners’ safety attitude. However, the current literature still lacks a valid and reliable safety attitude measurement scale for coal miners, which stands as a barrier against their safety attitude improvement. In this study, a scale is developed that can be used to measure coal miners’ safety attitude. The preliminary scale was based on an extended literature review. Empirical data were then collected from 725 coal miners using the preliminary scale. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were undertaken to validate and improve the scale. The final scale, which consists of 17 items, contains four dimensions: management safety commitment, team safety climate, fatalism and work pressure. Results show that this safety attitude scale can effectively measure the safety attitude of coal miners, showing high psychological measurement validity. This paper contributes to the occupational safety research by developing the factor structure and indicator system of coal miners’ safety attitude, thus providing more profound interpretation of this crucial construct in the safety research domain. The measurement scale serves as an important tool for safety attitude benchmarking among different coal mining enterprises and, thus, can boost the overall safety improvement of the whole industry. These findings can facilitate improvement of both theories and practices related to occupational safety attitude.

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  • Xiang Wu & Wenwen Yin & Chunlin Wu & Yuanlong Li, 2017. "Development and Validation of a Safety Attitude Scale for Coal Miners in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-12, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:12:p:2165-:d:120474
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    1. Yuanlong Li & Xiang Wu & Xiaowei Luo & Jingqi Gao & Wenwen Yin, 2019. "Impact of Safety Attitude on the Safety Behavior of Coal Miners in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-21, November.
    2. Yuanlong Li & Jingqi Gao & Chongyang Qian & Xiang Wu, 2022. "The Mediation Role of Safety Attitude in the Impact of Resilience on the Safety Behavior of Coal Miners in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-23, November.
    3. Ismail, Siti Noraishah & Ramli, Azizan & Aziz, Hanida Abdul, 2021. "Influencing factors on safety culture in mining industry: A systematic literature review approach," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
    4. Jin Yan & Minbo Zhang & Weizhong Zhang & Qinrong Kang, 2023. "Simulation Study on the Characteristics of Gas Extraction from Coal Seams Based on the Superposition Effect and Hole Placement Method," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-19, May.
    5. Marta Gómez-Galán & José Pérez-Alonso & Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre & Julián Sánchez-Hermosilla-López, 2018. "Assessment of Postural Load during Melon Cultivation in Mediterranean Greenhouses," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-33, August.
    6. Lixia Niu & Rui Zhao, 2022. "The Effect of Safety Attitudes on Coal Miners’ Human Errors: A Moderated Mediation Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-14, August.

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