Handbook of Organization Measurement
Safety compliance
construct.safety_compliance
§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.
Score from workplace safety and housekeeping audits (e.g., 5S or safety inspection findings) assessing compliance with safety standards.
Audit points earned / Total possible audit points * 100 · score§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 safety compliance
| Predictor | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Climate | +0.71 | 1 | 46,715 | A | single study |
What safety compliance predicts
| Outcome | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Injuries | −0.20 | 1 | 10,191 | A | single study |
| Accidents | −0.17 | 2 | 12,096 | A | — |
§4As a model node
Where safety compliance sits when you drop it into a model — what feeds it, what it moves. Read left to right as a small, actionable causal claim.
Inputs (drivers)
- Safety Climate+0.71
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Safety compliance
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Outputs (outcomes)
- Occupational Injuries−0.20
- Accidents−0.17