Using Structural Equation Modelling to Predict Safety and Health Status among Stone Industries

BACKGROUND: The creation of a working organization with a high safety level facilitates the employees’ health in their workplaces; therefore, the current study evaluated the effect of the organizational structure on safety and health in the stone industry. METHODS: This study was conducted among 100 stone industries in Isfahan, Iran. The participants were requested to complete the organizational structure questionnaire and ELMERI checklists. Smart PLS 3.0 used to test the hypothesis. RESULTS: The model fit index showed the standardized root mean square (SRMR=0.08), the normalized fit index (NFI=0.9), the coefficient of determination (R2=0.362), effect size (ƒ2 was less than 0.2), and the Predictive relevance of the model (Q2=0.216) which is considered a good fit for mode. In addition, the relation between formalization and health and safety was significant (β=-0.47). CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that organizational factors are the basic reasons for occupational accidents and the main indicator of safety and health performance.