The Role of the Supervisors’ Commitment on Workers Health and Safety and Decreased Psychological Distress

Background: researchers have mentioned that supervisor support for safety may predict occupational accidents and psychological distress in the workplace. objectives: the present study examined the role of supervisor support on employees’ health and safety and psychological distress leading to physical illness symptoms. materials and methods: 189 employees of isfahan steel company were randomly selected to complete questionnaires about supervisor support, physical symptoms and psychological distress. the data were analyzed by correlation and regression analysis. results: the results showed that there was a significant internal correlation between supervisor support with physical symptoms and psychological distress (p < 0.05). regression analysis indicated that supervisor support significantly reduced the effect of psychological distress to physical symptoms (p < 0.05). conclusions: lack of supervisor support can result in psychological distress leading to symptoms experienced by the employees.