en The Role of Safety Climate on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Discomfort and Productivity تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <strong><span style="color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:univers lt std 47 cn lt,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Background:</span></span></span></strong> <span style="color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:adobe garamond pro,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are among the most common occupational disorders. WMSDs are known as an influential factor in work productivity. Also, the safety climate plays an important role in the occupational health of individuals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between WMSDs, work productivity and safety climate.</span></span></span> <strong><span style="color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:univers lt std 47 cn lt,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Methods:</span></span></span></strong> <span style="color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:adobe garamond pro,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">This quantitative, theoretical and descriptive study was performed on 344 employees. The samples were randomly selected. Data were gathered by means of the Body Map, Safety Climate, and Work Productivity questionnaires. This study was conducted on different types of jobs from three types of</span></span></span> <span style="color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:adobe garamond pro,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">industries. STATISTICA software was used for all data analyses (SPSS Version 23) with a significant level of P <0.01.</span></span></span> <strong><span style="color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:univers lt std 47 cn lt,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Results:</span></span></span></strong> <span style="color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:adobe garamond pro,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">One-way analysis of variance was used to examine the significant differences between industries and jobs, which indicated that there is a statistically significant difference. Correlations between the WMSDs, work productivity, and safety climate was tested using the parametric Pearson correlation coefficient that showed a significant negative correlation between WMSDs with work productivity and safety climate. Positive correlations were found between safety climate and work productivity.</span></span></span> <strong><span style="color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:univers lt std 47 cn lt,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Conclusion:</span></span></span></strong> <span style="color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:adobe garamond pro,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">In general, safety climate and work productivity are important for the health and safety of employees, and this study showed that it might be also important for employees in construction industries.</span></span></span> <strong>Background:</strong> Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are among the most common occupational disorders. WMSDs are known as an influential factor in work productivity. Also, the safety climate plays an important role in the occupational health of individuals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between WMSDs, work productivity and safety climate. <strong>Methods:</strong> This quantitative, theoretical and descriptive study was performed on 344 employees. The samples were randomly selected. Data were gathered by means of the Body Map, Safety Climate, and Work Productivity questionnaires. This study was conducted on different types of jobs from three types of industries. STATISTICA software was used for all data analyses (SPSS Version 23) with a significant level of P <0.01. <strong>Results:</strong> One-way analysis of variance was used to examine the significant differences between industries and jobs, which indicated that there is a statistically significant difference. Correlations between the WMSDs, work productivity, and safety climate was tested using the parametric Pearson correlation coefficient that showed a significant negative correlation between WMSDs with work productivity and safety climate. Positive correlations were found between safety climate and work productivity. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> In general, safety climate and work productivity are important for the health and safety of employees, and this study showed that it might be also important for employees in construction industries. Safety climate, Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Work productivity Safety climate, Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Work productivity 325 331 http://aoh.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-151-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 ehsan asivandzadeh Ehsan.Asivand@gmail.com 0000-0001-5149-9583 Yes MSc, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Health School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Farrokh Ghahremani ghahramanif980@yahoo.com 0000-0003-0424-075x No BSc, Department of Accounting, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, East Azarbaijan, Tabriz, Iran• BSc, Department of Accounting, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, East Azarbaijan, Tabriz, Iran Esmail Alizadeh alizadehesmaile@yahoo.com 0000-0002-8850-2616 No MSc, Department of Chemical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Ahar Branch, East Azarbaijan, Tabriz, Iran Amin Abdolalipour 0000-0001-8748-1668 No BSc, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Health School, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran•