Safety Needs

When the physiological needs are reasonably satisfied，needs at the next higher level begin to dominate man's behavior—to motivate him.These are called safety needs.They are needs for protection against danger，threat，deprivation.Some people mistakenly refer to these as needs for security.However，unless man is in a dependent relationship where he fears arbitrary deprivation，he does not demand security.The need is for the“fairest possible break”.When he is confident of this，he is more than willing to take risks.But when he feels threatened or dependent，his greatest need is for guarantees，for protection，for security.(https://www.daowen.com)

The fact needs little emphasis that，since every industrial employee is in a dependent relationship，safety needs may assume considerable importance.Arbitrary management actions，behavior which arouses uncertainty with respect to continued employment or which reflects favoritism or discrimination，unpredictable administration of policy—these can be powerful motivators of the safety needs in the employment relationship at every level，from worker to vice president.