PERCEPTION ON ELEMENTS OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT, A CASE STUDY.

Abstract

Purpose: Occupational Safety (OS) practices are the strategies, policies, activities, and procedures that can be implemented by the organization targeting the safety and wellbeing of their employees. The purpose of the study is to understand the perceptions of employees on occupational safety practices (safety communication, management commitment, safety support to a coworker at the workplace, accident reporting, safety self-efficacy and safety hazard awareness) in the selected manufacturing industry in Bagmati province of Nepal.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The research is descriptive to analyze the present prospects of global OS practices in the manufacturing sector in Nepal. Literature-based review-dominated conceptual analysis is exploratory in nature. The questionnaire was pretested by discussion and oral interviews to address the unanticipated problems while understating the technical terms, and it has been designed to promote participation from all levels of employment. Primary data are collected through the questionnaire method along with interview of the safety coordinator. Data collected from Nepal Distilleries Private Limited employees through questionnaire used for the study. The study used non-probability sampling. Under this, we used convenience sampling, which took 65 out of 147 employees. Data analysis has been done with the help of SSPS 16.0.

Findings/Result: The primary conclusion of this study is that Safety Efficacy, Safety Hazard Awareness, Safety Communication, Management Commitment, Safety Support of coworkers at the workplace and Accident Reporting have a positive and significant effect on OS practices in Nepal Distillery Private Limited. The study concludes that accident reporting, followed by safety communication and safety self-efficacy, is the primary determinant of OS practice in the manufacturing sector of Nepal.

Originality/Value: Both relevant and practical aspects for future occupational safety in the form of occupational safety and practices in the manufacturing sector have been recognized within a broader context to create an appeal and awareness on an academic platform and management of manufacturing organizations and government for safe practices and policies making for Nepalese manufacturing sector.

Paper Type: Research paper