Assessment of Risk Perception and Safety Behavior among Firefighters of Operational Units in Tehran
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the level of risk perception and assessment of the rate and factors of unsafe behavior among firefighters operating in Tehran.
The effect of education, awareness, personality capability, coordination in team work, environmental factors, neurological stresses, and systems motivational on the firefighters’ risk perception and the rate of unsafe behavior in operational units were investigated. The data was collected using interview and an author’s made risk perception questionnaire. The validity and reliability of questionnaire were investigated in this study and then used for data collection. The sample randomized allocation method was used to analyze among 510 operational personnel including district directors and deputies, station heads, commanders, caretakers and firefighters.
The results of this study showed that education, awareness, personality capability, coordination in teamwork and the motivational systems of firefighters operating units influence risk perception and the rate of unsafe behavior.
The results demonstrated that risk perception was played an important role on the rate of unsafe behavior among firefighters. Moreover, the results showed that some important organizational and individual characteristics which should be considered for high risk process and operations uninfluenced by risk perception.
Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100029,pr china, Department of fire command, Chinese peoAcademy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100029,pr china, Department of fire command, Chinese peoples Armed police Force Academy,Langfang 065000,PR
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Jahangiri Mahdi,Sarban Keyvan,Human Uranus,Salehzadeh Hamze,The study of factors affecting risk
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increasing the anxiety behaviors in the fire fighters of Tehran,(Spring2009)Quarterly Journal of the Eighth
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Morex T, Moen B, Riise T, Helene S, Holien S, Langedrag A. Effects of a training program to
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of firemen in Tehran,(November2010),University of rehabilitation Sciences and social welfare. persion .
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petrochemical industry. Quarterly Journal.
Rastegar Mahsa,Ferquency of depression and anxiety and its causes in Qazvin fire fighters,(Winter 2014),Qzvin university
of medical sciences & Health service. persion .
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ples Armed police Force Academy,Langfang 065000,PR
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Amiri, Somayeh Investigation the relationship between safety and employee perception and determining educational intervention on the safety climate and risk perception in an oil industry,(winter2014),Tarbiat Modares University. persion .
Bakhtiari, Sina (1396). Investigation of earthquake-induced earthquake accidents in the world and providing guidance on protecting buildings against fire, considering the risks and possible damage caused by the earthquake ", Housing Foundation of the Islamic Revolution of the Natural Disasters Research Institute.
British Standards Group/Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001), (2007).London W4 4AL, UK.
Bukowski ,R.W., Risk and performance standards, NISTIR 6030, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA (2016)
Cook S, McSween T. The role supervisors in behavioral safety observation. Prof Saf 2015;
Erghami Shirazeh. phd,Factors Affecting Risk,9(summer2014),website safety Risk Management Training. persion .
Gordon, Lawrence A. Loeb, Martin P., Tseng, Chih-Yang, (2015), "Enterprise Risk Management and Firm Performance: A
Contingency Perspective", J. Account. Public Policy 28 ,PP. 301–327.
HSE, Health & Safety Executive (HSE) (1997). Successful health and safety management HS(G)65. Sudbury, UK: HSE
Books.
Jahangiri Mahdi,Sarban Keyvan,Human Uranus,Salehzadeh Hamze,The study of factors affecting risk
perception,attitude,safety performance of construction workers in shiraz,(winter2013),Joournal of Health in the field
of shahid Beheshti University of medical Sciences,Volome 1,Number 4,30- 36. persion .
Karimi nike A,Factors that affect the health and safety of fire fighters and rescuers,Cultur of safety,(Summer
2014),Quarterly journal”Research. persion .
Lesan Shirin,Ghofranipour Fazlullah,Faqihzadeh Soqrat,Birashk Behrooz,The application of model(PRECEDE)in
increasing the anxiety behaviors in the fire fighters of Tehran,(Spring2009)Quarterly Journal of the Eighth
year,Second Issue,persion .
Liu H. T, Tsai Y. L. Fuzzy risk assessment approach for occupational hazards in the construction industry, Safety Sciences;
2016, 50: 1067–1078
Meulbroek, L.K., (2011), "Integrated Risk Management for the Firm: A Senior Manager’s Guide", Journal of Applied
Corporate Finance, 14: PP.56-70.
Morex T, Moen B, Riise T, Helene S, Holien S, Langedrag A. Effects of a training program to
Pourtaheri, Mehdi (1394). Assessment and evaluation of the basic components of fire risk management. Rural research.
Volume 2, Issue 1 (5), pp. 115 to .150.
Rahima Mohammad Ali,Relationship between resources and intensity of occupational stress with burnout and mental health
of firemen in Tehran,(November2010),University of rehabilitation Sciences and social welfare. persion .
Rahimi, Tayyebah (1396). Investigating the relation between safety climate and its dimensions with safe behaviors in the
petrochemical industry. Quarterly Journal.
Rastegar Mahsa,Ferquency of depression and anxiety and its causes in Qazvin fire fighters,(Winter 2014),Qzvin university
of medical sciences & Health service. persion .
Robson, L. S. , Clarke, J. A. , Cullen, K. , Bielecky, A. , Severin, C. , Bigelow, P. L. , Irvin, E. , Culyer, A. , Mahood, Q. ,
2017. The effectiveness of occupational health and safety management system interventions: a systematic review.
Safe. Sci. 45 (3), 329–353.
Rohna Flin”Kathryn Mearns,Rachael Gordon,Mark Fleming,Risk perception by offshore workers on UK oil and gas
platforms,(February 1966), ELSEVIER bv ,131- 145
Shannon HS, Norman GR. Deriving the factor structure of safety climate scales. Saf Sci 2016; 47: 327–29.
China, Fire risk analysis of residential buildings based on scenario clusters and its application in fire risk management,(October2013),Fire safety Journal 62(2013) 72- 78
Amiri, Somayeh Investigation the relationship between safety and employee perception and determining educational intervention on the safety climate and risk perception in an oil industry,(winter2014),Tarbiat Modares University. persion .
Bakhtiari, Sina (1396). Investigation of earthquake-induced earthquake accidents in the world and providing guidance on protecting buildings against fire, considering the risks and possible damage caused by the earthquake ", Housing Foundation of the Islamic Revolution of the Natural Disasters Research Institute.
British Standards Group/Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001), (2007).London W4 4AL, UK.
Bukowski ,R.W., Risk and performance standards, NISTIR 6030, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA (2016)
Cook S, McSween T. The role supervisors in behavioral safety observation. Prof Saf 2015;
Erghami Shirazeh. phd,Factors Affecting Risk,9(summer2014),website safety Risk Management Training. persion .
Gordon, Lawrence A. Loeb, Martin P., Tseng, Chih-Yang, (2015), "Enterprise Risk Management and Firm Performance: A
Contingency Perspective", J. Account. Public Policy 28 ,PP. 301–327.
HSE, Health & Safety Executive (HSE) (1997). Successful health and safety management HS(G)65. Sudbury, UK: HSE
Books.
Jahangiri Mahdi,Sarban Keyvan,Human Uranus,Salehzadeh Hamze,The study of factors affecting risk
perception,attitude,safety performance of construction workers in shiraz,(winter2013),Joournal of Health in the field
of shahid Beheshti University of medical Sciences,Volome 1,Number 4,30- 36. persion .
Karimi nike A,Factors that affect the health and safety of fire fighters and rescuers,Cultur of safety,(Summer
2014),Quarterly journal”Research. persion .
Lesan Shirin,Ghofranipour Fazlullah,Faqihzadeh Soqrat,Birashk Behrooz,The application of model(PRECEDE)in
increasing the anxiety behaviors in the fire fighters of Tehran,(Spring2009)Quarterly Journal of the Eighth
year,Second Issue,persion .
Liu H. T, Tsai Y. L. Fuzzy risk assessment approach for occupational hazards in the construction industry, Safety Sciences;
2016, 50: 1067–1078
Meulbroek, L.K., (2011), "Integrated Risk Management for the Firm: A Senior Manager’s Guide", Journal of Applied
Corporate Finance, 14: PP.56-70.
Morex T, Moen B, Riise T, Helene S, Holien S, Langedrag A. Effects of a training program to
Pourtaheri, Mehdi (1394). Assessment and evaluation of the basic components of fire risk management. Rural research.
Volume 2, Issue 1 (5), pp. 115 to .150.
Rahima Mohammad Ali,Relationship between resources and intensity of occupational stress with burnout and mental health
of firemen in Tehran,(November2010),University of rehabilitation Sciences and social welfare. persion .
Rahimi, Tayyebah (1396). Investigating the relation between safety climate and its dimensions with safe behaviors in the
petrochemical industry. Quarterly Journal.
Rastegar Mahsa,Ferquency of depression and anxiety and its causes in Qazvin fire fighters,(Winter 2014),Qzvin university
of medical sciences & Health service. persion .
Robson, L. S. , Clarke, J. A. , Cullen, K. , Bielecky, A. , Severin, C. , Bigelow, P. L. , Irvin, E. , Culyer, A. , Mahood, Q. ,
2017. The effectiveness of occupational health and safety management system interventions: a systematic review.
Safe. Sci. 45 (3), 329–353.
Rohna Flin”Kathryn Mearns,Rachael Gordon,Mark Fleming,Risk perception by offshore workers on UK oil and gas
platforms,(February 1966), ELSEVIER bv ,131- 145
Shannon HS, Norman GR. Deriving the factor structure of safety climate scales. Saf Sci 2016; 47: 327–29.
ples Armed police Force Academy,Langfang 065000,PR
China, Fire risk analysis of residential buildings based on scenario clusters and its application in fire risk management,(October2013),Fire safety Journal 62(2013) 72- 78
Amiri, Somayeh Investigation the relationship between safety and employee perception and determining educational intervention on the safety climate and risk perception in an oil industry,(winter2014),Tarbiat Modares University. persion .
Bakhtiari, Sina (1396). Investigation of earthquake-induced earthquake accidents in the world and providing guidance on protecting buildings against fire, considering the risks and possible damage caused by the earthquake ", Housing Foundation of the Islamic Revolution of the Natural Disasters Research Institute.
British Standards Group/Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001), (2007).London W4 4AL, UK.
Bukowski ,R.W., Risk and performance standards, NISTIR 6030, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA (2016)
Cook S, McSween T. The role supervisors in behavioral safety observation. Prof Saf 2015;
Erghami Shirazeh. phd,Factors Affecting Risk,9(summer2014),website safety Risk Management Training. persion .
Gordon, Lawrence A. Loeb, Martin P., Tseng, Chih-Yang, (2015), "Enterprise Risk Management and Firm Performance: A
Contingency Perspective", J. Account. Public Policy 28 ,PP. 301–327.
HSE, Health & Safety Executive (HSE) (1997). Successful health and safety management HS(G)65. Sudbury, UK: HSE
Books.
Jahangiri Mahdi,Sarban Keyvan,Human Uranus,Salehzadeh Hamze,The study of factors affecting risk
perception,attitude,safety performance of construction workers in shiraz,(winter2013),Joournal of Health in the field
of shahid Beheshti University of medical Sciences,Volome 1,Number 4,30- 36. persion .
Karimi nike A,Factors that affect the health and safety of fire fighters and rescuers,Cultur of safety,(Summer
2014),Quarterly journal”Research. persion .
Lesan Shirin,Ghofranipour Fazlullah,Faqihzadeh Soqrat,Birashk Behrooz,The application of model(PRECEDE)in
increasing the anxiety behaviors in the fire fighters of Tehran,(Spring2009)Quarterly Journal of the Eighth
year,Second Issue,persion .
Liu H. T, Tsai Y. L. Fuzzy risk assessment approach for occupational hazards in the construction industry, Safety Sciences;
2016, 50: 1067–1078
Meulbroek, L.K., (2011), "Integrated Risk Management for the Firm: A Senior Manager’s Guide", Journal of Applied
Corporate Finance, 14: PP.56-70.
Morex T, Moen B, Riise T, Helene S, Holien S, Langedrag A. Effects of a training program to
Pourtaheri, Mehdi (1394). Assessment and evaluation of the basic components of fire risk management. Rural research.
Volume 2, Issue 1 (5), pp. 115 to .150.
Rahima Mohammad Ali,Relationship between resources and intensity of occupational stress with burnout and mental health
of firemen in Tehran,(November2010),University of rehabilitation Sciences and social welfare. persion .
Rahimi, Tayyebah (1396). Investigating the relation between safety climate and its dimensions with safe behaviors in the
petrochemical industry. Quarterly Journal.
Rastegar Mahsa,Ferquency of depression and anxiety and its causes in Qazvin fire fighters,(Winter 2014),Qzvin university
of medical sciences & Health service. persion .
Robson, L. S. , Clarke, J. A. , Cullen, K. , Bielecky, A. , Severin, C. , Bigelow, P. L. , Irvin, E. , Culyer, A. , Mahood, Q. ,
2017. The effectiveness of occupational health and safety management system interventions: a systematic review.
Safe. Sci. 45 (3), 329–353.
Rohna Flin”Kathryn Mearns,Rachael Gordon,Mark Fleming,Risk perception by offshore workers on UK oil and gas
platforms,(February 1966), ELSEVIER bv ,131- 145
Shannon HS, Norman GR. Deriving the factor structure of safety climate scales. Saf Sci 2016; 47: 327–29.
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Heidari M, Sajadi SHO- llah, Ghiyasi S. Assessment of Risk Perception and Safety Behavior among Firefighters of Operational Units in Tehran. Int J Occup Hyg. 2018;10(4):199-208.
