Target population

Employees working in a public or private organisation or firms enforcing Abu Dhabi OSH safety standards: OSH specialists, workers with and without a history of workplace accidents.

Study sample frame

The study invited general workers (with or without a history of safety incidents) and OSH specialists, including HSE/OSH Assistant/Promoter, HSE/OSH Supervisor, HSE/OSH Officer, and HSE/OSH Manager.

Sample size

The sample size varied between employee categories: general workers n = 32 (with a history of safety incidents, n = 13; and with no history of safety incidents, n = 19); with HSE/OSH positions n = 95.

Sampling procedure

A convenient sampling strategy was used to recruit OSH specialists available via their HR department. The sampling procedure was random for general workers.

Possible sources of sampling errors

The identified possible sources of sampling errors that may affect the representativeness of the sample population are selection errors due to self-selection of surveys and non-response errors due to low interest in participating in the survey.