Jurnal Info Kesehatan
Vol 24 No 1 (2026): JURNAL INFO KESEHATAN

Safety Climate and Workers’ Trust in Safety Systems: Key Determinants of Safety Behavior in Construction

Lukman Handoko (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia)
Ratih Berliana (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia)
Nurul Pujiastuti (Department of Nursing, Poltekkes Kemenkes Malang, Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia)
Tri Astuti Sugiyatmi (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Borneo Tarakan, Tarakan, North Kalimantan Province, Indonesia)
Akhmad Fajri Widodo (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Mar 2026

Abstract

This study explores how safety climate in safety systems influences workers' behavior, specifically focusing on safety compliance and participation in high-risk industries like construction. The goal was to examine how safety climate dimensions, such as management safety empowerment and workers' trust in safety systems, affect safety behavior. This study employed a quantitative cross-sectional survey design. A questionnaire was administered to 438 construction workers, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression. The results show significant positive correlations between safety climate dimensions and safety behavior. Management safety empowerment was identified as the most prominent factor associated with both safety compliance and safety participation. In addition, workers’ trust in the effectiveness of safety systems was significantly associated with safety compliance. Age and worker status significantly affected safety perceptions, with older workers and permanent workers demonstrating higher levels of safety compliance and participation. The study found that safety climate factors could explain 21.7% of the variance in safety compliance and 17.0% of the variance in safety participation.      

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Journal Info

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infokes

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Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Chemistry Dentistry Health Professions Immunology & microbiology

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Jurnal Info Kesehatan with registered number ISSN 0216-504X (Print), 2620-536X (Online) is a scientific journal which managed by the Research and Community Service Unit, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Kupang in cooperation with Indonesian Oral Health and Therapists Association with the MoU. The ...