The Effect of Safety Climate on Safety Behaviour: the Mediating Role of Safety Motivation and Safety Knowledge

Abstract

Safety behavior is an important element in maintaining safety and preventing accidents. This study aims to analyze the effect of the safety climate on safety behavior through safety motivation and safety knowledge as mediating variables. Type of this research is explanatory research with a quantitative approach. The population of this research is the crew machinist of PT. KeretaApi Indonesia (Persero), amounting to 3000 machinists with the sampling technique using purposive sampling with a sample size of 100 respondents. The data collection method used a questionnaire. The data analysis method used is the path analysis method using the Smart PLS tool. The partial results of hypothesis testing of the safety climate have a positive and significant effect on safety motivation. The safety climate has a positive and significant effect on safety knowledge. The safety climate has a positive and significant effect on safety behavior. Safety motivation has a positive and significant effect on safety behavior. Safety knowledge has a positive and significant effect on safety behavior. The results of testing the indirect effect of using or mediation found that safety motivation and safety knowledge were able to mediate the effect of safety climate on safety behavior