Safety Management Practices towards Safety Behaviour in the Context of Malaysian Manufacturing Employees
List of Authors
Azlini Hassan, Bidayatul Akmal Mustafa Kamil, Muhammad Aizat Arif Roslan, Reynold Wong, Rozilawati Mahadi, Ummi Naiemah Saraih
Keyword
Safety Behaviour; Safety Management Practices; Manufacturing Employees; Manufacturing Industry; Malaysia
Abstract
Limited evidence is found to examine the impact of safety management practises on safety behaviour among local employees. Although many of the safety awareness programmes were actively conducted to inspire employees to engage and commit to safety, many accidents and incidents have been reported, especially in manufacturing companies. Safety management practises are therefore expected to improve employee safety behaviour. This improvement can reduce the number of workplace accidents and ultimately enhance employee safety behaviour. This study looked at how management commitment, safety training, worker involvement, safety communication and feedback, safety rules and procedures, and safety promotion policies affected the safety behaviour of manufacturing employees. Data collection by distributing questionnaires is employed in this study. It involved 200 employees in the manufacturing company located in Penang, Malaysia. Data analysis is done using SPSS software (Version 22). Results showed that the four safety management practises (management commitment, safety training, safety rules and procedures, and safety promotion policies) have positive and significant effects on safety behaviour among employees in the manufacturing company, except for the safety communication and feedback and worker’s involvement, which are found to have negative and significant effects on safety behaviour. Finally, the outcome of this study provides some valuable guidance to scholars and practitioners in finding actions to enhance safety behaviour among workplace employees.