The safety behaviour latent variable was specified with a parcelling procedure using items
from a scale developed by the present authors (Larsson, Pousette, & Törner, 2008; Pousette,
et al., 2008). This scale covered self-reports of various aspects of safety behaviour, namely,
using available personal protection equipment, choosing safe working methods and
procedures, taking no shortcuts with safety, prioritizing safety, and compliance with rules and
procedures (6 items, alpha T1 = .88, sample items: “How often do you use all prescribed
safety equipment, no matter what the work situation is?” and “How often do you work in the
safest manner?”). Three parcelled safety behaviour indicators comprised two items each.
2.4. Statistical