An Empirical Study of Safety Performance Assessment

Safety performance is the overall performance of the organization safety management system in the operational system of safety. In the present study, the components of safety performance included visible management leadership, employee participation, training, inspection, implementation tools, and maintenance. The objectives of this study were to assess safety performance, and to analyze difference in safety performance components in the metal products industry in Iran. The target population included managers and non-managers and the random sampling method is used. A total of 714 respondents participated in present study. The method applied in present study was a questionnaires quantitative type based on a Lickert scale and the data collected were analyzed statistically. The one-way ANOVA was applied to assess significant differences in safety performance components in the metal products industry. The results indicated that safety performance was not strong based on the mean for average score of 2.61 which was less than 3 compared to the possible maximum of 5. The one-way ANOVA analysis showed that there was a significant difference among safety performance components where respondents regards maintenance as a stronger component while employee participation as the weakest. The result of study also revealed that to improve safety performance in the metal products industry, all components should be improved.