In recent years, there has been a growing trend of occupational accidents involving foreign workers. As the number of foreign workers continues to increase, the risk of occupational accidents is also on the rise. Therefore, it is crucial to take proactive measures to prevent occupational accidents among foreign workers. To establish a common safety culture among foreign workers with varied backgrounds and educational experiences, and which is harmonized with Korean workplace. Safety communication, which includes culture respect and participation in the workplace, plays a significant role in shaping and developing the safety culture of foreign workers. Therefore, this study aims to assess the level of safety culture in workplace employing foreign workers by analyzing the reliability and validity of factors such as 'occupational accident awareness' and 'safety communication,' which constitute the safety culture at these workplace. Additionally, the mediating effect of 'work proficiency' on the relationship between 'safety communication' and the level of improvement in 'occupational accident awareness' using the validation method proposed by Baron & Kenny(1986). As a result of statistical analysis, The influence of‘safety communication’on‘occupational accident awareness’is β=0.339, and it has been found that this influence decreases to β=0.113 when‘work proficiency’is introduced, indicating partial mediation.

1. 서 론
2. 연구 방법
    2.1 연구모형
    2.2 연구가설
    2.3 연구변인
    2.4 분석방법
3. 분석 결과
    3.1 설문 참여 현황 및 특징
    3.2 타당도 및 신뢰도 분석
    3.3 상관관계 분석
    3.4 가설검증
4. 토의 및 결론
5. References
저자 소개

• 정광재(울산대학교 안전보건전문학과) | Kwang Jae Chung (Department of Safety and Health professional)
• 박창권(울산대학교 산업경영공학과) | Changkwon Park (Department of Industrial Engineering)
• 장길상(울산대학교 경영정보학과) | Gilsang Jang (Department of Management Information Systems, University of Ulsan) Corresponding author