Handbook of Organization Measurement
Workplace safety / accidents
construct.accidents
§1How it’s measured
This is a behavioral construct — an event recorded in HR systems, not a self-report. It is measured as an operational metric with a formula, not a questionnaire; a Likert scale here would be a category error.
The number of recordable safety incidents, including OSHA recordables and near misses, over a period.
Count of recordable safety incidents in period · countRecordable safety incidents per exposure hours.
incidents × 200,000 / hours worked · rate§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What drives workplace safety / accidents
| Predictor | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Climate | −0.30 | 2 | 19,485 | A | — |
| Safety Compliance | −0.17 | 2 | 12,096 | A | — |
| Safety Participation | −0.15 | 1 | 2,004 | A | single study |
| Psychological Safety Climate | −0.14 | 1 | 27,639 | A | single study |