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Background: The implementation of HSE controlling programs are so complicated in tunneling industries which are considered as one of the hazardous industries. This study aims at investigating the relationship between employees' safety attitudes and status of their belief in destiny, chance and perceived importance of HSE programs in prevention of occupational accidents. Methods: This research is a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study on a contracting company specialized in tunneling, and investigates 760 subjects. A standard 25-item questionnaire is used to assess safety attitude and three researcher-made questions are utilized to evaluate the subjects' belief in destiny, chance and perceived importance of HSE programs in prevention of occupational accidents. The reliability and validity of these questionnaire are obtained by Cronbach's alpha test (α= 0.76). All analyses are done at the …