Citation:

Andik Mirta Yusianto, Muhammad Yusuf, Ryan Nugraha, Ahmad Syamil. "The Influence of Mine Technical Head's Safety Leadership on Safety Behavior of Heavy Equipment Operators in Mining Con tractors: The Mediating Role of Safety Knowledge" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 3, No. 7, pp. 293-298, 2024.

Abstract:

The Mine Technical Head, known as Kepala Teknik Tambang (KTT) in Indonesian, holds the highest position in mining operations and is responsible for the safety of all workers within the operational area. This includes the safety supervision of mining contractor workers as project executors. Many studies on safety leadership focus on the relationship between leaders and subordinates within an organizational structure. However, research needs to study the influence of project owners' safety leadership on their contractor workers, especially in the Indonesian mining industry. This study aims to fill this gap by assessing the impact of the KTT's safety leadership as a mining project owner on the safety behavior of heavy equipment operators employed by contractors. This research was conducted by randomly distributing questionnaires to heavy equipment operators who work with different contractors. Analyzing data from 347 respondents using the Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) method, the results indicate a direct positive influence of the KTT's safety leadership on the safety behavior of heavy equipment operators even though the relationship is not within the same organizational structure. Safety Knowledge as a mediating variable does not change the results of the study, so it is classified as a partial mediator.

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Keywords:

Safety Leadership, Safety Knowledge, Safety Behavior, Mining Contractor, Mine Technical Head.