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Occup Environ Med 61:239-246 doi:10.1136/oem.2002.005629
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Why do workers behave unsafely at work? Determinants of safe work practices in industrial workers

Table 4

Odds ratios* (pottery industry, Castellon (Spain), 2001 (n = 590))

Self-exposure to occupational risks Lack of compliance with safety rules
Full model Restricted model Full model Restricted model
ORa† 95% CI p‡ ORa† 95% CI p‡ ORa† 95% CI p‡ ORa† 95% CI p‡
*Odds ratios for unsafe behaviour (item 18 in the questionnaire: “I excessively expose myself to risks while working”, full/high accord versus low/none accord), and for safety rules fulfilment (item 26 in the questionnaire: “During the last three months, I have fulfilled safety rules doing my job”, sometimes/never versus always/almost always).
†Adjusted odds ratio.
‡p values for Wald test.
§Summary of answers to specific items in the questionnaire evaluating safety climate dimension (items 2–11).
¶Variable without statistical significance in the restricted model (log likelihood ratio test >0.10).
Safety climate index§
    ⩾70 1 1 1 1
    50–69 1.50 0.93 to 2.41 0.093 1.41 0.91 to 2.17 0.122 6.95 3.41 to 14.14 <0.001 6.37 3.29 to 12.34 <0.001
    <50 2.79 1.60 to 4.88 <0.001 2.57 1.52 to 4.34 <0.001 12.83 5.92 to 27.80 <0.001 11.53 5.60 to 23.73 <0.001
Age
    Continuous (years) 0.98 0.95 to 1.02 0.381 1.00 1.00 0.95 to 1.05 0.928
Gender
    Women 1 1
    Men 1.17 0.44 to 3.10 0.748 2.41 0.50 to 11.56 0.272
Education
    >12 years 1 1
    9–12 years 0.74 0.31 to 1.81 0.516 1.53 0.41 to 5.71 0.528
    8 years 0.99 0.44 to 2.21 0.973 0.71 0.20 to 2.47 0.588
    <8 years 0.68 0.30 to 1.57 0.367 1.99 0.57 to 6.88 0.279
Children in their charge
    Yes 1 1
    No 0.92 0.44 to 2.21 0.732 1.31 0.67 to 2.54 0.425
Workplace size
    >200 workers 1 1
    51–200 workers 1.04 0.69 to 1.58 0.839 0.94 0.52 to 1.71 0.842
    <50 workers 0.85 0.47 to 1.56 0.606 0.68 0.29 to 1.63 0.391
Time working
    Continuous (years) 0.98 0.95 to 1.02 0.346 1.00 0.95 to 1.04 0.948
Job category
    Supervisors 1 1
    Skilled 0.68 0.30 to 1.57 0.370 2.41 0.48 to 12.18 0.288
    Unskilled 0.76 0.37 to 1.53 0.437 1.67 0.36 to 7.84 0.515
Type of employment
1 1
    Temporary 0.81 0.46 to 1.43 0.468 1.10 0.46 to 2.59 0.835
Training
    Continuous (0–10) 0.92 0.81 to 1.05 0.215 1.09 0.93 to 1.29 0.277

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