scholarly journals A Qualitative Analysis of Factors Related to Unsafe Work Behaviors among Environmental Service Workers in the COVID-19 era: Perspectives of Workers, and Safety Managers: The case of Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiggan Tamene
Keyword(s):  
Safety Management ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Safe Work ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Safe Work Behavior

Abstract Background: The Environmental service profession is hazardous, partially because of the work's inherently dangerous nature. Thus, injuries, accidents, and illnesses result in substantial financial and social losses. The most common immediate cause of these work-related incidents is unsafe work-behavior; the first step in taking steps to prevent unsafe behavior is to recognize the factors promoting it. The goal of this study was to (a) investigate the attitudes and perceptions of safety among the employees and safety managers of Corona virus treatment hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and (b) identify the factors that inhibit safe work behaviors.Methods: Two qualitative data collection approaches, namely key informant interviews and individual in-depth interviews, were used to collect data for this study. Twenty-five participants were recruited from three Corona virus treatment facilities using a modified convenience sampling strategy, and interviews were conducted to gain a detailed understanding of factors that serve as barriers to safe work behavior. The interviews were recorded and transcribed in Amharic (the local language) and then translated into English. Open Code 4.02 was used for thematic analysis.Results: Poor safety management and supervision, unsafe work environment, and perceptions, skills, and training level of employees were established as the major factors associated with the prevailing unsafe work behavior among environmental service employees.Conclusions: The present study showed that different types of personal and environmental factors may discourage safe work behavior among environmental service workers. To minimize or remove these risk factors for unsafe behaviors, the individual's obligation is important, but the role of management is critical in providing resources for safe work behavior.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Analysis of Factors Related to Unsafe Work Behaviors Among Environmental Service Workers in the COVID-19 Era: Perspectives of Workers, and Safety Managers: The Case of Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiggan Tamene
Keyword(s):  
Safety Management ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safe Work ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Safe Work Behavior

Abstract Background: The Environmental service profession is hazardous, partially because of the work's inherently dangerous nature. Thus, injuries, accidents, and illnesses result in substantial financial and social losses. The most common immediate cause of these work-related incidents is unsafe work-behavior; the first step in taking steps to prevent unsafe behavior is to recognize the factors promoting it. The goal of this study was to (a) investigate the attitudes and perceptions of safety among the employees and safety managers of Coronavirus treatment hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and (b) identify the factors that inhibit safe work behaviors.Methods: Two qualitative data collection approaches, namely key informant interviews and individual in-depth interviews, were used to collect data for this study. Twenty-five participants were recruited from three Coronavirus treatment facilities using a modified convenience sampling strategy, and interviews were conducted to gain a detailed understanding of factors that serve as barriers to safe work behavior. The interviews were recorded and transcribed in Amharic (the local language) and then translated into English. Open Code 4.02 was used for thematic analysis.Results: Poor safety management and supervision, unsafe work environment, and perceptions, skills, and training level of employees were established as the major factors associated with the prevailing unsafe work behavior among environmental service employees.Conclusions: The present study showed that different types of personal and environmental factors may discourage safe work behavior among environmental service workers. To minimize or remove these risk factors for unsafe behaviors, the individual's obligation is important, but the role of management is critical in providing resources for safe work behavior.

scholarly journals WITHDRAWN: Reprint of “Effects of Workplace Thermal Conditions On Safe Work Behavior”

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry D. Ramsey ◽  
Charles L. Burford ◽  
Mohamed Youssef Beshir ◽  
Roger C. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Safe Work ◽  
Safe Work Behavior

Effects of workplace thermal conditions on safe work behavior

1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry D. Ramsey ◽  
Charles L. Burford ◽  
Mohamed Youssef Beshir ◽  
Roger C. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Safe Work ◽  
Safe Work Behavior

scholarly journals Work-Related Accident Prevention in Norwegian Road and Maritime Transport: Examining the Influence of Different Sector Rules

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Tor-Olav Nævestad ◽  
Beate Elvebakk ◽  
Karen Ranestad
Keyword(s):  
Safety Management ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Accident Prevention ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
The Road ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Framework Conditions

About 36% of fatal road accidents in Norway involve at least one driver who is “at work”. It has been argued that the implementation of rules clearly defining the responsibility of road transport companies to prevent work related accidents, by implementing safety management systems (SMS), could lead to increased safety. In the present study we tested the validity of this suggestion, by examining the influence of different sector rules on work-related accident prevention in Norwegian road and maritime transport. In contrast to the road sector, the maritime sector has had rules requiring SMS for over 20 years, clearly defining the shipping companies responsibility for prevention of work-related accidents. The aims of the study were to: (1) examine how the different sector rules influence perceptions of whether the responsibility to prevent work-related accidents is clearly defined in each sector; and (2) compare respondents’ perceptions of the quality of their sectors’ efforts to prevent work-related accidents, and factors influencing this. The study was based on a small-scale survey (N = 112) and qualitative interviews with sector experts (N = 17) from companies, authorities, and NGOs in the road and the maritime sectors. Results indicate that respondents in the maritime sector perceive the responsibility to prevent work-related accidents as far more clearly defined, and they rate their sector’s efforts to prevent accidents as higher than respondents in road. Multivariate analyses indicate that this is related to the scope of safety regulations in the sectors studied, controlled for several important framework conditions. Based on the results, we conclude that the implementation of SMS rules focused on transport companies’ responsibility to prevent work-related accidents could improve safety in the road sector. However, due to barriers to SMS implementation in the road sector, we suggest starting with a simplified version of SMS.

scholarly journals 8C.001 Towards decent, safe work: learnings from work-related fatal injury in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebbecca Lilley ◽  
Bronwen McNoe ◽  
Gabrielle Davie ◽  
Simon Horsburgh ◽  
Tim Driscoll
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Fatal Injury ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safe Work

The Effect of Effort on Sales Performance and Job Satisfaction

1994 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven P. Brown ◽  
Robert A. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Sales Performance ◽  
Sales Force ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Direct Selling ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Positive Effect

The authors address a fundamental gap in understanding how sales performance and job satisfaction are determined in an investigation of the sales force of a direct-selling organization. Results indicate a direct positive effect of work-related effort on job satisfaction that is not mediated by sales performance. This is inconsistent with commonly accepted theoretical models and suggests that the perspective of work as a “terminal value” (i.e., an end in itself, rather than strictly a means to an end) has been underemphasized in models of work behavior. As such, either (1) measures of sales performance should be broadened to encompass the terminal value perspective on the psychological value of work or (2) conceptual models should be revised to reflect that narrowly defined measures of sales performance do not completely mediate the effect of effort on job satisfaction. The authors conclude with a discussion of managerial implications of these findings.

scholarly journals The motivational profile does matter: an exploratory survey on the influence of remote office work on physical behavior during the COVID19 lockdown

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Cabrita ◽  
Roos Bulthuis ◽  
Monique Tabak
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Office Work ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Behavior ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Motivational Profile ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers

Abstract Background: Most office workers were forced to work remotely due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, possibly leading to a reconfiguration of settled patterns of physical behavior, often characterized by a sedentary lifestyle. This study aimed to investigate the motivational profile, facilitators, and barriers that might have influenced a change in physical activity while working remotely due to the COVID-19 lockdown.Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed in May-June 2020 including demographics, self-reported physical- and work behavior throughout the day before and during the lockdown, Sports Motivation Scale-II assessing motivation for being physically active, and rating on facilitators and barriers for engaging in physical activity during the lockdown. One-way ANOVA with Tukey post-hoc test was computed to investigate differences between those participants who become more-, less-, and equally active during the COVID-19 lockdown.Results: Ninety-nine people (Female=66) completed the questionnaire. Forty-four percent of the participants considered themselves less active than before the lockdown. Respondents reporting becoming more physically active (28%) were more intrinsically motivated than the remaining participants. The most important facilitators for physical activity were ‘good weather’, ‘no work-related travel’, and ‘flexible work schedules’. The most important barriers were ‘no active transportation’, ‘closed facilities’, and ‘work fatigue’. Conclusions: Strategies that adapt to the weather and fit the work schedule could facilitate physical activity among remote office workers. The results of this study will be used to design interventions to promote an active lifestyle among office workers, personalized to their motivation profile, needs, and preferences.

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