PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY CULTURE IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND

This study reports on employees' perceptions of safety management and safety culture in the aviation industry in New Zealand based on two sets of data organizations' approach to safety management, safety management systems, and safety culture in organizations. An assessment scale was developed and optimized through a pilot study for each set of data. Both sets of data were factor analyzed and the results appeared to have acceptable internal consistency. One of the major findings of this study indicated that employees are not perceived to be giving much importance to safety management systems and safety culture in aviation industry and organizations. Additionally, the findings show that aviation organizations do not regard safety management, training, and decision making to be of much importance in ensuring safety. Based on the findings, the study concludes that organizations in the various sectors of the industry could do better in managing safety and improve the safety culture in the industry.

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• Authors:
  • Gill, G K
  • Shergill, G S
• Publication Date: 2004-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 231-237
• Serial:
  • Journal of Air Transport Management
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0969-6997
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09696997

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Civil aviation; Organizational effectiveness; Perception; Safety management
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976186
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 20 2004 12:00AM