The relationship between perception of safety climate and intention to leave: a research in the mining industry

In this research, it is aimed to determine the relationship between safety climate, which is a reflection of the importance given to health, safety and ergonomics in the organization, and intention to leave the job, which creates a positive perception on the qualified workforce to stay in the organization, as well as the protection of human resources. In addition, revealing relationships between demographic factors, perception of safety climate and intention to leave was another aim of the research. In this research, which was carried out with the participation of 257 people working in the mining sector in Gümüşhane, the survey method, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used as a data collection tool. According to research findings, a negative relationship was found between perception of safety climate and intention to leave. In addition, demographic factors of the participants; no statistically significant difference was observed between variables such as marital status, education level and unit of work, safety climate and intention to leave.