Survey of safety culture and Its Relation to Accidents and Presentation of Safety Culture Promotion Strategies in Line 3 of Tehran and Suburb Railway Co

Preventive approach leads to reduce accident, create a safe environment, and increase productivity and protection of the workforce. The purpose of this study was to investigate safety culture and its relationship with accidents and to present strategies for promoting safety culture.

This study was a descriptive research. The statistical population of the study consisted of the staff of operating and maintenance units in Tehran’s Metro Company. A questionnaire was used as the tool for data gathering. The Cronbach's alpha was calculated to be 0.7 and its content validity was confirmed. The data were analyzed by SPSS software. All the ethical considerations were observed in this study.

The work experience of about 50.4% of the staff was less than 10 years and about 5% of the staff had at least one occupational accident. The highest and lowest correlation coefficients were found between safety culture and management commitment (0.949) and making safety a priority (0.156), respectively. The average levels of information exchange, work environment and safety culture were poor.

Based on the results, the management commitment was one of the most important factors in safety culture. The factors making safety a priority, level of information exchange and work environment were identified as the major factors reducing the safety culture score., The most effective measures for promoting the safety culture were determined to be establishing a system of independent safety proposals without threats and punishment, introducing top safety staff for technical analysis, and staff participation in safety meetings.