Improving Safety through Non-Technical Skills in Chemical Plants: The Validity of a Questionnaire for the Self-Assessment of Workers

Marco Giovanni Mariani, Michela Vignoli, Rita Chiesa, Francesco Saverio Violante and Dina Guglielmi
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Marco Giovanni Mariani: Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, 40100 Bologna BO, Italy
Michela Vignoli: Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, 38068 Rovereto TN, Italy
Rita Chiesa: Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, 40100 Bologna BO, Italy
Francesco Saverio Violante: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, 40100 Bologna BO, Italy
Dina Guglielmi: Department of Education Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, 40100 Bologna BO, Italy

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: This research is aimed at developing a questionnaire for the self-assessment of non-technical skills (NTS) leading to safety in the chemical sector and at analysing the properties of its scales in terms of construct validity. The research involved 269 Italian employees from three chemical plants of an international company, who occupied low–medium levels in the organizational hierarchy. Results showed a good level of validity and reliability of the instrument and suggested that communication, situational awareness, decision-making, and fatigue/stress management are the four most important NTS for safety in the chemical sector.

Keywords: workplace safety; non-technical skills; psychometric properties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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