From awareness to trust: a social work perspective on occupational accident rights, employee voice, and safety performance

This study examines the associations among occupational health and safety awareness, OHS performance, employee voice, and organizational trust from a social work perspective. Although previous studies have examined occupational health and safety, employee voice, and organizational trust separately, limited attention has been paid to how these variables operate together within a rights-based and empowerment-oriented social work framework. Data collected from 400 factory employees were analyzed using correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and PROCESS Model 6. The findings showed that greater awareness was significantly associated with organizational trust through both direct and indirect pathways. OHS performance and employee voice were significant mediators, and the sequential indirect effect through OHS performance and employee voice was statistically significant. Rather than introducing previously unexamined associations, the study integrates established workplace variables within a sequential model and interprets their combined relevance for rights-based education, employee participation, and workplace social work practice.