Implications: Even though the presence of safety management system practices is linked with incident
reduction and may represent a necessary first-step in accident prevention, safety performance may also
depend on mediation by safety-focused cognitive and emotional engagement by workers. Thus, when
organizations invest in a safety management system approach to reducing/preventing accidents and
improving safety performance, they should also be concerned about winning over the minds and hearts
of their workers through human performance-based safety management systems designed to promote
and enhance worker engagement.