Publication: A Preliminary Study on Accident Rate in the Workplace through Occupational Safety and Health Management in Electricity Service
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Date
2015
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Quest Journals
Abstract
In order to reduce accident rate in industry, effective Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) program is necessary to be established in order to achieve a developed country status. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to identify the level of OSH compliance among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) involved in the electricity sector. The methodology of this paper is through quantitative research on 212 respondents of contractors in this sectors. The general findings of this paper shows that the communication and safety reports are the main cause behind workers' non-compliance with OSH in the workplace. Analysis results also indicate that there are significant relationships between OSH risk management and communication, as well as safety reports and the level of OSH compliance. Overall, the regression analysis indicates that the main cause that affect electricity contractors' in OSH legal compliance is the lack of external communication between main contractor and sub-contractor for the implementation of OSH programs.
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Volume 2 Issue 12
Keywords
Electricity service, occupational safety and health management, legal compliance, small and medium enterprises, communication