Pada tahun 2023, industri penyediaan makanan dan minuman di Indonesia mencapai 4,85 juta usaha. Angka tersebut meningkat sebesar 21,13% dari tahun 2016 dengan total 4,01 juta usaha (Badan Pusat Statistik, 2024). Meskipun seringkali dianggap sederhana, proses pembuatan makanan dilakukan dengan menggunakan bantuan mesin-mesin bertekanan tinggi yang melibatkan interaksi antara manusia dengan mesin (Thohir et al., 2025). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan safety leadership dan safety behavior pada perusahaan industri makanan PT X tahun 2026 dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang diadaptasi dari (Lu and Yang, 2010) dan (Neal, Gri and Hart, 2000) sebagai data utama, serta dilakukan wawancara tidak terstruktur dan observasi di lapangan sebagai data kualitatif pendukung. Penelitian dilakukan kepada 239 responden dengan desain cross-sectional dan hubungan variabel dianalisis menggunakan Spearman’s rho karena data kuesioner berdistribusi tidak normal. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa safety leadership berada pada kategori sangat tinggi dengan nilai 4,54 dan safety behavior juga berada pada kategori sangat tinggi dengan nilai 4,53. Hasil pengujian hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif yang signifikan antara safety leadership dan safety behavior (r = 0,749; p = 0,000). Hasil temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa kepemimpinan keselamatan berperan sangat penting dalam membentuk perilaku keselamatan pekerja. Hasil wawancara dengan narasumber juga menguatkan temuan ini, bahwa partisipasi aktif, kebijakan, dan kepedulian yang ditunjukkan pemimpin menjadi faktor dapat mendorong terbentuknya perilaku keselamatan pekerja. Penelitian ini menyarankan agar perusahaan dapat meningkatkan partisipasi kepemimpinan keselamatan dan membentuk program program keselamatan bagi pekerja yang bersifat partisipatif. Saran lanjutan terkait penelitian ini agar dapat meneliti variabel mediasi lain yang mungkin dapat berpengaruh atau memperkuat hubungan antara safety leadership dan safety behavior.

In 2023, the food and beverage industry in Indonesia reached 4.85 million businesses, representing an increase of 21.13% compared to 2016, which recorded a total of 4.01 million businesses (Badan Pusat Statistik, 2024). Although frequently perceived as a relatively straightforward sector, the food production process in practice involves the operation of high-pressure machinery that demands intensive man-machine interaction (Thohir et al., 2025). This study aims to analyze the relationship between safety leadership and safety behavior in a food industry company, PT X, in 2026. Primary data were collected through a questionnaire adapted from Lu and Yang (2010) and Neal, Griffin, and Hart (2000), while supporting qualitative data were obtained through unstructured interviews and field observations. This study involved 239 respondents using a cross-sectional study design, and the relationship between variables was analyzed using Spearman's rho correlation test, given that the questionnaire data were not normally distributed. The results indicate that safety leadership was categorized as very high with a mean score of 4.54, and safety behavior was similarly categorized as very high with a mean score of 4.53. Hypothesis testing demonstrated a significant positive relationship between safety leadership and safety behavior (r = 0.749; p = 0.000), indicating that safety leadership plays a crucial role in shaping workers' safety behavior. These findings were further corroborated by interview results, which confirmed that active participation, the implementation of safety policies, and the concern demonstrated by leaders are factors that substantially contribute to the formation of safety behavior among workers. This study recommends that companies continuously enhance leadership participation in occupational safety and develop participatory safety programs that actively engage all workers. For future research, it is suggested that other mediating variables that may influence or strengthen the relationship between safety leadership and safety behavior be further investigated.