Abstract
The basic manufacturing industry is one of the key elements that support the long-term and effective economic development of a country. The steel industry is one of the most risky industries; a special attention should be given to ensure the workers’ safety. The purpose of the current study investigated the relationship between safety climate and occupational accident in a steel industry in Taiwan. The questionnaire applied in this study included four factors: organizational-level safety climate, group-level safety climate, safety motivation and safety behavior. The questionnaire of two levels of safety climate was applied to investigate the cross-level influence within the company. Correlation coefficient was calculated to find the relationships between the questionnaire score and occupational accident rate. The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the shared perception within the group. The correlation analysis was also performed between intraclass correlation coefficient and occupational accident rate. In addition, this study used structural equation modeling to investigate the causal pathway of occupational accident. The results of this study can provide a new aspect to investigate occupational safety.