An investigation of knowledge, attitude and practice of occupational safety and health (OSH) on safety climate at workplace in manufacturing industry

Nuruzzakiyah, Mohd Ishanuddin and Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin and Hanida, Abdul Aziz and Junaidah, Zakaria (2019) An investigation of knowledge, attitude and practice of occupational safety and health (OSH) on safety climate at workplace in manufacturing industry. Journal Of Occupational Safety And Health (JOSH), 16 (2). pp. 21-29. ISSN 1675-5456. (Published)

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Abstract

To investigate the safety climate and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on occupational safety and health (OSH)in the manufacturingindustry, also to determine the association between safety climate factors and KAP of safety among manufacturing worker. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 59 respondents from two manufacturing plants located in Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang. Most of the respondents were Malay (91.5%) and male (96.6%). Participants were administered a set of questionnaires (Cronbach alpha=0.674) that measured the safety climate as perceived by the workers towards their supervisor and KAP of the workers regarding safety-related matters at the workplace. Self-administered questionnaires consisted of 5 points Likert scale used to measure each of the items of safety climate and KAP. The scales for safety climate and KAP were probed using 16 items and 17 items in the questionnaires, respectively. The results were analysed using a non-parametric test, which is Spearman’s rho correlations and descriptive statistics. Bivariate analysis was performed. There was a moderate positive correlation between safety climate and KAP domains (Spearman’s rho: 0.581, p<0.01). Safety climate in the manufacturing plant is associated with KAP of the workers, thus KAP could affect the safety climate in the manufacturing plants.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Attitude and Practice, Knowledge, Manufacturing Worker, Safety Climate
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Engineering Technology
Depositing User: Noorul Farina Arifin
Date Deposited: 23 Sep 2020 04:46
Last Modified: 23 Sep 2020 04:46
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29378
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