Perception Towards Occupational Safety and Health Aspects at Institute of Public Higher Learning (IPTA): A Case at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia

Arifin, Kadir; Ahmad, Sufizar; Jahi, Jamaluddin Md.; Razman, Muhammad Rizal; Aiyub, Kadaruddin; Awang, Azahan; Jaludin, Azhar

doi:10.3923/sscience.2012.361.368

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“…Jobs in higher learning institutions, especially in the field of engineering sciences, medicine and technologies pose risks because the teaching and learning process involves working in laboratories where chemicals or machineries are used (20). Various activities inside the educational facilities or campus such as in the lecture rooms, cafeterias, libraries and car parks can trigger emergence about chemical safety as a way to minimise laboratory accidents from happening.…”

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“…The sampling frame of this study was science-based faculties and from the faculties identified, the laboratory workers who work with chemicals were selected through purposive sampling method. Self-administered questionnaire on KAP related to chemical handling was developed or adapted from the published regulation and guideline related to OSH (14,18) and several previous studies (15,16,(19)(20)(21). The items developed and adapted for the questionnaire are as presented in Table I.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Occupational Safety and Health Among Laboratory Workers in OSHMS Certified and Non-Certified Public Universities in Malaysia

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Abidin²,

Mahmmud³

2022

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Introduction: The use of chemicals in teaching laboratories exposes students and laboratory staff to risk arising from hazardous chemicals. Accidents related to poor management and handling of chemicals have been reported in teaching laboratories. Good implementation of occupational safety and health (OSH) in organisation that has implemented OSH-Management System (OSH-MS) plays an important role in reducing accidents at the workplace. The aim of this study is to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) related to the OSH aspect in chemical handling among workers in OSH-MS certified and non-certified public universities in Malaysia. Method: This is a cross-sectional survey involving laboratory workers in four public universities in Malaysia. A total of 120 laboratory staff were recruited and data on KAP was collected using self-administered questionnaires disseminated physically and via online platforms. Items in the questionnaire were adapted from previous studies and published guidelines. Data obtained were entered into statistical software for analysis. Results: About 76% of workers in certified universities have high knowledge, 94% have a positive attitude, and 88% have good practice in OSH. In non-certified universities, 70% have high knowledge, 97.1% have a positive attitude and 81.4% have good practice in OSH. Good practice level was significantly higher in certified universities. Knowledge, in general, was associated with younger age and higher education level while attitude was linked to gender. Conclusion: There were higher percentages of good OSH practice among laboratory workers in OSH-MS certified universities. Structured and systematic OSH governance can facilitate better OSH practice and implementation in certified public universities.

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Occupational Safety and Health Among Laboratory Workers in OSHMS Certified and Non-Certified Public Universities in Malaysia

Paul¹,

Abidin²,

Mahmmud³

2022

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“…Maklumat berkaitan iklim keselamatan juga penting dalam membantu usaha merancang, melaksana, menilai dan menambah baik strategi berkaitan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan (Parimalam et al, 2007;Ward et al, 2008;Ima Ilyani et al, 2012). Walaupun persekitaran kerja dalam pejabat yang terdiri daripada kombinasi faktor fizikal (contoh pencahayaan, suhu dan kualiti udara), faktor biologi (contoh kulat, bakteria dan virus), faktor kimia (contoh asap rokok dan bahan pencuci) dan faktor ergonomik (contoh peralatan dan perabot) merupakan potensi hazard yang mendatangkan risiko kemalangan dan penyakit namun ia menjadi fenomena yang diambil mudah (Pidgeon, 1998;Kadir et al, 2012).…”

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Penilaian iklim keselamatan persekitaran kerja terhadap komuniti kakitangan kerajaan di Putrajaya

2019

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Safety climate is a term which refers to perceptions that workers share about safety of their work environment, in which it may affect the safety performance of any organization. This study was conducted to analyze the safety climate at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry (MOA) in Putrajaya through perceptions on the handling of safety aspects by management and employees based on the seven dimensions of the safety climate. The safety climate dimensions are (i) management's priorities, commitments and management safety efficiency, (ii) enhancement of safety aspects of management, (iii) management safety justice, (iv) employee safety commitment, (v) safety precautions and risks are not accepted by employees, (vi) communication, learning and trust in colleague's competencies and (vii) employee beliefs on the effectiveness of the safety system. The method used was using a quantitative approach with the distribution of questionnaires of 205 respondents at the MOA. This survey was conducted using the Nordic Occupational Safety Climate Questionnaire (NOSACQ-50) which is a diagnostic tool to evaluate the status of an organization's safety climate. Data is finally analyzed descriptively through mean and percentage. The result showed that overall the level of safety climate at MOA was fairly low. Evaluation on three dimensions of safety handling by the management was fairly high for safety justice dimension, fairly low for safety priority, commitment and competence dimension and low for safety empowerment dimension. Further evaluation on four dimensions of safety handling by the workers showed a high level of safety climate for trust in the efficacy of safety systems dimension, fairly high for safety commitment dimension and safety communication, learning and trust in co-worker's safety competence dimension and fairly low for safety priority and risk non-acceptance dimension. The analysis of this study also revealed that there were significant differences in safety climate by age group and educational level of the respondents. Therefore, this study proposed safety policy formulation, hazard identification, risk assessment and determining control, establishment of Occupational Safety and Health Committee, safety communication, safety training and change in safety behaviour norms in order to improve safety climate at MOA.

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“…These include an increase in worker turnover, lower productivity, and negative emotion [1]. Workers' alertness and focus increase when they feel safe and comfortable at work [2,3]. Therefore, it is important for the management to know the true cause of each incidents and accidents.…”

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Organizational Safety Climate Factor Model in the Urban Rail Transport Industry through CFA Analysis

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Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) issues in the urban rail transport industry need to be given full attention due to the factors of the instability of declining occupational accident rate, increasing number of passengers each year, and the pressure of technological development; in addition, the day-to-day operations also involve the public and various interested communities. Organization is one of the factors that influence worker safety and health status. This study aimed to propose a factor model of the organizational safety climate towards a better safety and health status for Malaysian urban rail industry. This quantitative study used a questionnaire randomly distributed to Malaysian rail system workers. A total of 441 workers in the operation and maintenance division were involved in this study. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using IBM SEM-AMOS was conducted to determine the reliability and validity of the observed variables and the latent variables. This study proved that all four dimensions identified as safety communication, safety training, safety support system, and safety value represents the organizational safety climate. Following the analysis, an organizational safety climate model is successfully developed. This factor model aims to be used in the context of rail management studies to measure the safety climate of their organization, thereby improving the safety level of the workers within the organization.

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Perception Towards Occupational Safety and Health Aspects at Institute of Public Higher Learning (IPTA): A Case at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Occupational Safety and Health Among Laboratory Workers in OSHMS Certified and Non-Certified Public Universities in Malaysia

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Occupational Safety and Health Among Laboratory Workers in OSHMS Certified and Non-Certified Public Universities in Malaysia

Penilaian iklim keselamatan persekitaran kerja terhadap komuniti kakitangan kerajaan di Putrajaya

Organizational Safety Climate Factor Model in the Urban Rail Transport Industry through CFA Analysis

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