scholarly journals Examining Safety Culture among University Employees in the Klang Valley

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Nur Hairani Abd Rahman ◽  
Nurdaliela Razizi ◽  
Nurul Liyana Mohd Kamil
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Public University ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
University Management ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis

Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia reported that accident and fatality rate are anticipating to rise constantly over next few years. Physical, psychological and social hazards are the factors that cause occupational accidents and illness, subsequently jeopardised workers’ health and safety. There are extensive occupational health and safety studies conducted in various sectors, but it is less focused on the public sector, particularly public university. Therefore, this paper intends to examine the factors impact safety culture, which involve attitude and practice among public sector’s workers particularly in public university. The study employed quantitative approach specifically mail questionnaire were utilised as the main instrument to collect the information. The data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 25. In anticipation to investigate association between physical, psychological and social hazards with safety culture, Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient was deployed. Besides that, to scrutinise relationship among variables, ordinal logistic regression analysis was performed. The study finds that only psychological hazards has significant correlation with attitude (?=.272). Further examination on the relationship between variables, the study discovers that only psychological factors have significant influence on practice (p=.002, OD=7.264). This study has exposed empirical relationship between physical hazards, psychological hazards and social hazards factors with safety culture. The university management must diligently address these factors as the exposure to these hazards can cause occupational diseases and work accidents.

scholarly journals Factors Related to Safety Climate in Production Line Workers of Food Manufacturing

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.24) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Abdullbasis Yangok ◽  
Thitiworn Choosong
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Food Manufacturing ◽  
The Status ◽  
Safety Priority ◽  
Safety Systems

Developing and encouraging a safety culture is an important factor to achieve a safe workplace with low injury rates. Safety climate can be an indicator of the status of an occupational health and safety management system in an organization. It can provide a snapshot of the safety culture. The Thai version of Nordic Occupational Safety Climate Questionnaire is used to evaluate the safety climate in the food manufacturing industry in Songkhla, Thailand. The results can also be used as a guideline in the development and safety management in the future. The response rate was great. The employees who participated were 14.7% male and 85.3% were female. Most subjects were 41-50 years-old and most had a 1- to 5-year working experience. The highest safety climate score of the workers was the dimension of “workers’ trust in the efficacy of safety systems” (3.29) while the lowest score was the dimension of “workers' safety priority and risk non-acceptance” (2.89). For the leaders, the highest safety climate score was the dimension of “workers’ safety commitment” (3.44) and the lowest score was the dimension of “management safety empowerment” (3.10). The factors related to accident occurrence were the differences in the organizations and the mean score of the safety climate dimension of “worker’s safety priority and risk non-acceptance”.  

scholarly journals Opinions of Polish students on the need for the transition to distance learning when facing the global pandemic Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (150) ◽  
pp. 213-223
Author(s):  
Agnieszka PUTO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Ordinal Scale ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Global Pandemic

Purpose: The objective of the article is to present the condition of Polish universities and trends occurring in distance learning and e-learning. The results of the research conducted among students of Polish universities (N-2226), who were forced to the transition to distance learning from day to day, are presented in the article. Using well-known statistical measures, the correlations between the selected factors have been indicated. The research results on the correlations between the following variables have been presented – the opinions on the need for the transition to distance learning during the pandemic and:  gender,  age,  taking up employment in addition to studying,  an opportunity to study in a separate room. Design/methodology/approach: For the research purposes, a well-known Internet Survey Panel was utilized, which was used to create and manage the surveys as well as to collect the results. The bivariate analysis was used, the objective of which was to determine the empirical relationship between the selected variables. In the research, among others, the following were used: Chi-Square Test for Independence, Phi-Square Test for Independence, Spearman’s rank correlation test. For the data with the responses specified on the ordinal scale in the correlation analysis, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used. Findings: The change in the teaching method which has been experienced in relation to the global pandemic may prove to be a breakthrough and give rise to changes in student education So as to educate the future staff of Industry 4.0 using distance learning. Increasing students’ involvement in the learning process may help them acquire competences useful in their professional life more effectively

scholarly journals Legal review of the implementation of work safety and health atpt multi nabatimaleo unit, pohuwato district

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-167
Author(s):  
HERLINA SULAIMAN
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Management System ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Safety And Health

Implementation of Occupational Safety and Health at PT. Multi Nabati Unit Maleo is done by Enviromental Unit, Health and Safety. EHS is a policy applied by PT Multi Nabati Unit Maleo in providing protection for the safety and health of its workers. EHS is a direct handle or the first handle if there is an accident and also work to make preventive efforts to prevent accidents. In addition, the company develops the health and work safety management system (SMK3 & L). The efforts undertaken by PT Multi Nabati To reduce the risk of occupational accidents by applying: Engineering (engineering), Administration (administration) and Labor must use APD (Personal protective equipment).

Occupational safety

2010 ◽  
pp. 1388-1392
Author(s):  
Lawrence Waterman
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Accident Prevention ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Minor Injuries ◽  
Serious Injuries

Any approach to occupational health must acknowledge that accidents in the workplace result in many injuries. Construction, agriculture, and primary extraction are the main causes of fatalities and serious injuries, but many more minor injuries result from all kinds of work. Health and safety law has developed with an emphasis on accident prevention that is based on designing and managing the working environment by (1) defining appropriate processes and work practices that are safe; (2) developing and maintaining a health and safety culture; and (3) influencing behaviour so that everyone is focused on the best and safest way to do their work....

scholarly journals Zaštita i sigurnost na radu u nastavnom programu medicinskih sestara/tehničara opće njege u Republici Hrvatskoj i susjednim zemljama

Sigurnost ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Kristina Horvat
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Safety And Health

Protection at work and work safety are the basic principles of the human right to work in a dignified way that guarantees protection of life and health at work. The scope of work of nurses/technicians includes diagnostic procedures, treatment and patient care. However, performance of these tasks can lead to health damage. Preventing and reducing injuries, occupational diseases, diseases related to the work as well as the preservation and improvement of health have a huge impact on reducing economic losses. Thus, a building of awareness is required so that the investment in occupational safety and health and safety at work will not be perceived as an unnecessary expense or a huge cost, but a long-term profitable investment. Additional costs and major expenses arise when the safety and health at work are not in proper focus. Employers and employees are the key factors, but the most important effort is to start raising awareness about the importance of protection and safety at work during the training for certain professions. Teachers play an important role in developing positive attitudes and understanding the importance of prevention of occupational accidents, occupational and related diseases. They greatly influence the maintenance of protection and safety from the earliest days to the end of service, including even the life expectancy of an individual person. If future young health care workers start with the acquisition of knowledge and skills of work safety at the beginning of their professional training, then safety and protection at work will become an integral part of the working process for them. They will develop a proper attitude toward the importance of occupational safety and health, which will guide them throughout their entire working life.

scholarly journals The Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Precipitation During the Driest Year from the Last Decade

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Ágnes Keresztesi ◽  
Réka Boga ◽  
Zsolt Bodor ◽  
Katalin Bodor ◽  
Szende Tonk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Precipitation Chemistry ◽  
Sea Salt ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Terrestrial Source ◽  
Eastern Carpathians ◽  
Major Anions

Abstract In order to investigate the precipitation chemistry, studies were carried out from January 2013 to December 2013 in Odorheiu Secuiesc and Miercurea Ciuc, Eastern Carpathians, Romania. During a period of eleven years (2006 – 2016), 2013 was the driest year. The rainwater samples were analyzed for pH, major anions and cations. HCO3− concentrations were calculated based on the empirical relationship between pH and HCO3−. NH4+, Ca2+, SO42− were the dominant ions in precipitation at both sites. The pH values varied from 6.75 to 7.46 Miercurea Ciuc, and from 6.69 to 7.67 in Odorheiu Secuiesc. The neutralization was mainly brought by Ca2+ and NH4+. Estimated ratios of sea-salt fraction (SSF), non-sea-salt fraction (NSSF), and results from Spearman’s rank correlation and Principal Component Analysis (PCA), showed that the acidic ions (SO42−, NO3−) were derived from anthropogenic activities, NH4+ from soil fertilization, while Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ originated from terrestrial source. These influence the precipitations ionic content, especially during droughts. Spatial variations and the rim effect of the Eastern Carpathians on precipitation chemistry is also shown.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (K3) AND MOTIVATION WITH EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT PT. SARANA BANDAR NASIONAL SURABAYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Afif Subarkah ◽  
Hermin Tridayanti
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
The Relationship

With the various demands regarding occupational health and safety issues, companies must be able to fulfill their responsibilities in protecting employees by carrying out occupational health and safety programs. It is only natural that the workforce also plays an active role and takes responsibility for the implementation of programs for the maintenance and improvement of welfare for the realization of good protection for workers and their families. So, not only the company is responsible for this problem, but employees must also take an active role in this to achieve common welfare. Based on the description above, the purpose of this study aims to determine the relationship between K3 and Motivation with Employee Performance at PT. Surabaya National Airport Facility. The population used in this study are employees of PT. Sarana Bandar Nasional Surabaya with samples taken were 40 respondents. The research model uses Spearman rank correlation to test the significance of the hypothesis. Based on data analysis and discussion of the research results that have been stated, it can be concluded that the following questions are answered: Occupational safety and health have a moderate relationship with employee performance. Motivation has a strong relationship with employee performance.

Effect of site sanitation on the safety performance of workers on construction sites in Minna, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68
Author(s):  
Abdullateef Adewale Shittua ◽  
Hawwa Ibrahim Ahmadb ◽  
Alhassan Mohammed Isahc ◽  
Mohammed Ndagi Mohammedd
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Item Score ◽  
Accident Rate ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Importance Index

Studies have shown that site sanitation practices are capable of improving the health and safety (H&S) performance of construction companies. In spite of this, evidence has shown that the level of compliance to these practices by construction firms is still poor. This study evaluated the effect of site sanitation on the safety performance of workers on construction sites. Data were obtained through a well-structured questionnaire. Analysis of data was done using Relative Importance Index (RII), Mean Item Score (MIS) and Spearman’s Rank Correlation. It was found that provision of first aid facilities is the measure most complied with on sites (RII = 0.96); relationship between level of compliance to good sanitation measures and accident rate is not significant; and provision of Personal Protective Equipment is the most effective strategy for minimising rate of accidents (MIS = 4.95). It was concluded that the effect of site sanitation on safety performance of workers on construction sites in Minna is not significant. It was thus recommended that construction firms should always comply with the measures for enhancing good sanitation on sites, especially “Provision of drinking water”, in order to improve safety performance on site. Key words: Construction, Safety, Sanitation, Performance, Workers.

scholarly journals A research on the knowledge level and safety culture of students taking occupational health and safety course

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-200
Author(s):  
Zeynep F. Olcay ◽  
Sertaç Temur ◽  
Ahmet E. Sakalli
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Safety Knowledge

The safety culture plays an important role in reducing deaths and injuries in many sectors and educational institutions in developing countries. In this study, it was aimed to determine the occupational health and safety (OHS) course, which is taught as a compulsory course in Istanbul Aydın University before taking the course at the beginning of the term and after taking the course at the end of the term, the difference in occupational safety knowledge level and the level of perception of occupational safety culture. A total of 281 questionnaires were deemed valid. For the research, two different surveys were used to measure. Considering the results, there are positive differences in the knowledge level of the students before and after taking the OHS lesson. It has been determined that the safety culture does not change according to demographic information. OHS should be taught to every student in the universities.   Keywords: Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety education, Occupational health and safety lesson, Safety culture

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