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Effect of perceived risk on nuclear power plant operators’ safety behavior and errors

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  • Li-Lin Rao
  • Yaoshan Xu
  • Shu Li
  • Yongjuan Li
  • Rui Zheng

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Safety behavior and human errors are major concerns for nuclear power plant operators. The present study investigated how nuclear power plant operators’ perceived risk influences the quality of their own work performance in terms of safety behavior and errors. In total, 349 operators from two nuclear power plants in China participated in the present study. We found that perceived risk had a negative linear relationship with safety behavior and a quadratic relationship with errors. Leader support played a moderating role in the relationships between perceived risk, safety behavior, and errors. These results supported the job demands–resources model and provided further evidence for the relationship between perceived risk and outcomes related to safety behavior and errors. Our findings suggest that an effective way to address the issue of high perceived risk is to provide a supportive environment.

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  • Li-Lin Rao & Yaoshan Xu & Shu Li & Yongjuan Li & Rui Zheng, 2017. "Effect of perceived risk on nuclear power plant operators’ safety behavior and errors," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 76-84, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:20:y:2017:i:1:p:76-84
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2015.1031267
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    1. Da Tao & Xiaofeng Diao & Xingda Qu & Xiaoting Ma & Tingru Zhang, 2023. "The Predictors of Unsafe Behaviors among Nuclear Power Plant Workers: An Investigation Integrating Personality, Cognitive and Attitudinal Factors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-15, January.

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