NAVIGATING WORKPLACE SAFETY: THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP, POS, AND SAFETY CLIMATE IN ENHANCING OHS COMPLIANCE

Abstract

This study, with its practical implications, aims to establish the factors that affect OHS compliance in Pakistan textile organizations, where employees are highly exposed to risk factors from unsafe working environments. By understanding the interaction between leadership, job demands, and job resources, including POS and safety climate, we can improve OHS compliance. The data, collected from 300 employees in cities like Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad, shows that transforming leadership, POS, and a strong safety culture positively relate to OHS compliance, while job strain assembly negatively influences compliance. The study's results, which support mediation and moderation hypotheses tests, show that POS is a mediator between OHS compliance and job strain, and that leadership and safety climate are moderating variables. This study has practical implications for promoting effective leadership and organizational support in managing job strain and ensuring safety compliance, thereby improving workingmen's safety and organizational performance in high-hazard working environments.

Keywords: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Leadership Styles, Job Strain, Perceived Organizational Support (POS), Safety Compliance.