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Effect of environmental distraction on safety behavior: A path analysis approach
Mohsen Mahdinia1, Mohsen Sadeghi Yarandi2, Kiana Hosseinzadeh3
1Assistant professor, Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Faculty of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|May 8, 2025
Summary
Environmental distractions indirectly impact employee safety behavior by increasing fatigue and reducing situation awareness. Optimizing workplace conditions enhances safety through improved human-system interaction and reduced fatigue.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Human Factors Engineering
- Industrial Psychology
Background:
- Environmental variables can negatively impact employee safety by reducing attention and causing distractions.
- Previous research on the effects of distraction on safety has yielded inconsistent results.
- A hypothesis was proposed suggesting environmental distractions affect safety behavior directly or indirectly.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the hypothesis that environmental distractions affect safety behavior.
- To examine the indirect pathways through which environmental distractions influence safety behavior.
- To identify key mediating factors in the relationship between environmental distractions and safety.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional analytical study involving 474 manufacturing employees in Iran.
- Data collected via self-report questionnaire.
- Path analysis conducted using IBM SPSS AMOS 24.0, with model validity assessed using CFI, TLI, χ²/df, and RMSEA.
Main Results:
- Environmental distraction indirectly affects safety behavior through fatigue, human-systems interaction, and situation awareness.
- No significant direct effect of environmental distraction on safety behavior was found.
- Situation awareness demonstrated the most substantial impact on safety behavior among the studied variables.
Conclusions:
- Favorable workplace conditions (e.g., controlled noise, temperature, traffic, crowding) mitigate fatigue and enhance human-system interaction.
- Reduced fatigue and improved human-system interaction contribute to better situation awareness.
- Enhanced situation awareness ultimately leads to safer employee behaviors.
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