The effects of a safety climate on safety decision-making
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Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.
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In 1905 Agricultural Engineering was recognized as a subdivision of the Department of Agronomy, and in 1907 it was recognized as a unique department. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. The department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology in 2004.
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1905–present
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering (1907–1990)
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (parent college)
- College of Engineering (parent college)
- Department of Industrial Education and Technology, (merged, 2004)
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This study examines the relationship between the strength of safety climate and the orientation towards safety in a decision-making process ( Safety Decision-Making). The study attempted to answer the following question: Can the strength of a safety climate predict safer decision-making process and choice?;Two web-based instruments have been utilized to address the question above: a safety climate survey followed by decision-making simulation (Decision Mind(TM)).;The study was conducted in a manufacturing facility in Iowa. It included 111 of the 186 employees in the facility. The results indicated that an aggregated measure of the strength of safety climate was a significant predictor of the choice of a safer alternative. However, the correlation between the strength of safety climate and a safety-oriented decision process was not found to be significant.;Keywords. safety climate; safety decision-making