# The mediating role of safety behavior in the relationship between safety climate and safety outcomes among sanitary workers in Pakistan

## TL;DR

This study explores how safety behavior connects safety climate to safety outcomes for sanitary workers in Pakistan.

## Contribution

It identifies safety behavior as a mediator between safety climate and safety outcomes in sanitation work.

## Key findings

- Safety climate and its dimensions positively relate to safety outcomes.
- Safety behavior mediates the relationship between safety climate and safety outcomes.
- Management commitment and work environment are significant aspects of safety climate.

## Abstract

Sanitary workers are regarded as the foundation of society due to their essential role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene. In Pakistan, sanitation tasks are conducted manually, resulting in adverse health consequences for workers.

This research intends to investigate the relationship between safety climate and safety outcomes among sanitary workers along with the mediating influence of safety behavior.

The data was collected from two sanitation organizations in Punjab, Pakistan. The data was subsequently analyzed using SPSS version 27.0 and SmartPLS version 4. The participants were chosen from the cantonment board Attock and Lahore management company using a simple random sampling technique.

The findings revealed that safety climate and its dimensions such as management commitment, safety communication learning trust, and work environment have a significant positive relationship with safety outcomes. Similarly, safety behavior significantly mediates the relationship between safety climate, dimensions and safety outcomes.