IMPACT OF SAFETY – SPECIFIC TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON PROJECT SAFETY CLIMATE: A STUDY ON PAKISTAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY.

Purpose: The impact of transformative leadership on the atmosphere of safety in projects is the focus of this research. In the high-risk textile business, the safety climate is crucial. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaires were used to gather information from 270 people working in the textile industry. These people were asked about their experiences with machinery used in different textile plants. Using moderated mediation, the data were evaluated. Findings: According to the findings, transformational leadership is an important factor in ensuring a safe climates for projects. The findings reveal that transformational leadership had an effect on project safety climate, but that attitude towards safety completely moderated that effect, and that safety compliance mediated the relationship between the two. Project safety climate was shown to be positively correlated with safety-specific transformational leadership. Practical implications: Frontline supervisors may use the study's results to better manage safety on the job and ensure the safety of their employees. Originality/value: There has been little research on how different leadership styles among project managers affect final results, but this study fills that gap. In particular, we shed light on how a transformational leadership style that is safety-specific may improve the project safety climate as a crucial border condition. The scope of social exchange theory's applicability to project settings is further expanded upon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]