Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science (대한안전경영과학회지)

Korea Safety Management & Science (대한안전경영과학회)
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The Effect of Psychological Fatigue Caused by Emergency Stress on Safety Behavior and Accidents: Focused on the Subway Train Drivers

이례상황 스트레스에 따른 심리적 피로가 안전행동과 사고에 미치는 영향: A지하철 기관사를 중심으로

  • Received : 2014.01.20
  • Accepted : 2014.03.12
  • Published : 2014.03.31
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Abstract

This study highlights the theme of human error of train drivers, conducting empirical analysis on the relationship between emergency stress, psychological fatigue, safety behavior, and accident. The hypothetical test results based on questionnaires received from 223 train drivers working at A subway firm indicate that emergency stress shows a significant positive effect on psychological fatigue, which in turn shows a significant negative influence on safety behavior. And safety behavior is shown having a significant negative relationship with accident. These results suggest the necessity of corporate-level approaches to depict the drastic causes of drivers' emergency stress, and to effectively manage this stress, as well as the necessity of making effort to enhance safety behavior, and to prevent or reduce accidents.

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