Exploratory Factor Analysis of Safety Culture and Safety Climate in Utility Sector Electrical Accidents of Kerala State in India

Abstract

Safety Culture and Safety Climate play an important role in occupational safety, especially in sectors like utility, chemical, petroleum extraction, cement, construction etc. The purpose of this study was to extract the constructs that contribute to safety culture and safety issues in the utility sector which in turn leads to safety issues. The Exploratory factor analysis method was used for extracting constructs. The reliability of data was tested using the Cron-bac alpha value. The sample adequacy and correlation were tested using Kaiser-Meyer- Olkin sample adequacy test (KMO) and correlation were tested using Bartlett’s test, chi-square value. Descriptive statistics were used to check the normality of data. Communalities were found to extract data. The Principal component analysis method was used to find the number of factors and it was verified by rotating the data. The total variance explained was found to understand which factor contributes more to safety issues.