Development and Validation of Biosafety Climate Scale for Biological and Biomedical Science Laboratories in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Industry-specific safety climate scales that measure safety status have been published, however, nothing specific to biological laboratories has ever been established. Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a biosafety climate (BSCL) scale unique for research professionals (RPs) and biosafety professionals (BPs) at teaching and research biological laboratories affiliated to public universities in the United States. Methods: BSCL scale was developed from literature review. In study 1, 15-item biosafety climate (BSCL-15) scale with 15 items and 5 factors was pretested with n = 9 RPs and n = 7 BPs to perform reliability, content, and face validity analyses. In study 2, revised 17-item biosafety climate (BSCL-17) scale with 17 items

SUBMITTER: Mareedu-Boada S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134341 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature