This research explored the impact of the authentic leadership on safety effectiveness in the manufacturing industry, and analyzed the mediating role of perceived safety climate and moderating role of safety incentive experienced. 323 questionnaires were fi lled by employees from the manufacturing industry companies in Taiwan. The main findings are the following: 1.authentic leadership predicted employees’ safety behavior and safety intention, both directly and through the mediating role of perceived safety climate; 2.Money-type incentive experienced moderated the relationships between perceived safety climate and safety intention, but no effect between perceived safety climate and safety behavior; 3.Non-money-type incentive experienced moderated the relationships between perceived safety climate and safety intention and safety behavior. Discussion and further explanations regarding the limitations of research, future research directions and practical implications will be discussed according to the research results.