The Effects of Driving Factors on Safety Culture, Knowledge, Motivation and Performance of Employees in the Oil Refining Industry in Thailand

Abstract

In this objective, the researcher considers (1) the influence of safety climate, risk management, and organization safety support on safety culture (2) the influence of safety climate, risk management, organization safety support, and safety culture on safety knowledge (3) the influence of safety climate, risk management, organization safety support, and safety knowledge on safety motivation (4) the influence of safety culture, safety knowledge, and safety motivation on safety compliance (5) the influence of safety culture, safety knowledge, and safety motivation on safety participation and (6) the congruence of a causal relationship model, the influence of safety climate, risk management, and organizational safety support on safety culture, safety knowledge, safety motivation, safety compliance, and safety participation. In this research investigation, it tested Western theories with employees in the oil refining industry in Thailand. Employing a questionnaire as a research instrument for collecting germane empirical data and utilizing the simple random sampling method from 679 employees. In analyzing the data collected, the researcher employed confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). The further findings of SEM analysis revealed the following: (1) Risk management and organization safety support exhibited positive influence on safety culture (2) Safety climate, organization safety support, and safety culture evinced positive influence on safety knowledge (3) Safety climate, Organization safety support, and safety knowledge displayed positive influence on safety motivation (4) Safety culture, safety knowledge, and safety motivation exhibited positive influence on safety compliance and safety participation.