Work standardization and safety perception among industrial plant workers in Monterrey, Mexico
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https://doi.org/10.47796/ing.v8i00.1533Keywords:
working conditions, manufacturing industry, work organization, perception, occupational safetyAbstract
Work standardization can contribute to industrial safety, but it is necessary to distinguish how workers experience it while performing their tasks. This study aimed to describe the associations of step clarity, the availability of a consultable procedure, and execution uniformity with perceived safety. A cross-sectional, exploratory study was conducted using a questionnaire with ordinal items. A total of 145 workers participated; descriptive and bivariate analyses included the full sample, whereas ordinal regression models included 143 workers from five industrial plants in Monterrey, Mexico. Step clarity and the availability of a consultable procedure were associated with greater perceived safety (ρₛ = 0.407 and 0.383, respectively). In the joint model without demographic adjustment, the odds ratios were 1.92 and 1.84, respectively. Both associations retained their direction after demographic adjustment and in the sensitivity analysis, although the latter yielded less precise estimates. Execution uniformity showed the weakest and least stable association. It is concluded that step clarity and procedure availability were associated with perceived safety, without establishing causality or distinguishing differences between plants from those observed within plants.
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