This paper is based on a study on occupational safety hazards that affects the cost implication to the company with the existence of safety and health issues in Malaysian automotive industry. The aims of the study is to examine the extent of the occupational hazards in workplace resulting to the cost implication to the company by focusing on ergonomic, physical and chemical hazards. A set of comprehensive questionnaires was distributed to representative workers through self-administered method. The finding reveals the most outstanding hazards which is physical hazard and to what extent it is associated to the safety and health issues that causing to the cost implication. The result shows that although there are hazards existing in workplaces but it does not affect the cost implication to the company and it is called as optimization instead of cost.
Objective - This study intends to identify the post-COVID-19 safe working practices that have been established and to investigate how the workplace's culture of safety practices has evolved due to the pandemic. Methodology/Technique - The study used a conceptual development framework that used two data sources: journal publications (secondary data) and field interviews (primary data). The secondary data analysis of the literature review revealed seven post-pandemic workplace practices that are being employed in this study. These practices include workplace hazard control factors and preparedness plan factors. Findings – Based on the interviews with the 22 companies (safety personnel and practitioners) in the various industries, it was discovered that only three aspects of post-pandemic workplace safety culture were totally actual practices and adopted by all the companies, namely: following guidance from the federal state and Ministry of Health (MOH), monitor hazard control and safe work, and introduce new methods of work. On the other hand, the remaining four elements are seen as not being as crucial to several major industrial sectors. Novelty - It is seen to have a positive significance if viewed comprehensively. Disclosing the results of a study can provide a benchmark for other companies to compare their own practices and performance against. Additionally, it is necessary to conduct more comprehensive research, particularly regarding the employees' perspectives and their involvement in implementing and improving workplace safety practices. The current study only considered the employer’s viewpoint, as the safety personnel represents their interests. Type of Paper: Empirical JEL Classification: J24, J28, J81 & Q50 Keywords: Post-Pandemic COVID-19; Workplace Safety Culture; Hazard Control; Preparedness Plan; Standards of Procedures (SOP); Resilient Workplace; Sustainable Workplace Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Hassam, S.F; Esa, M.M; Akbar, J; Hassan, N.D. (2023). Building a Resilient and Sustainable Workplace: A Post-Pandemic Hazard Control and Preparedness Plan in Malaysia, J. Mgt. Mkt. Review, 8(1), 09 – 16. https://doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2023.8.1(2)
Malaysia has tallied a total of 4.47 million cases since the pandemic's start in March 2020. Since mid-May 2022, the number of new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 pandemic has decreased to less than 2,000 a day. This is partly explained by the population's high immunisation rate. As a result, the shift is moving toward returning to normal economic life. Occupations are frequently connected to socioeconomic position, which can also impact a person's risk of COVID19. It is crucial for all employers to make COVID-19 preparations now to reduce the effects of outbreak conditions on companies, employees, clients, and the public. Employers who have not prepared for pandemic events should do so as soon as possible to protect themselves and their staff from potentially escalating epidemic conditions. A safer workplace culture has evolved because of the transition from the Pandemic to Endemic phase and increased community knowledge, particularly among the workers who must receive the Covid-19 vaccine to avoid the disease's severity. All industries, especially those with high risk, should follow the safe work standards that DOSH Malaysia and MHO have released in response to this outbreak. In order to determine the sustainability of hazard control and the extent to which this transformation in work culture is being implemented, this study was created. Basically, throughout this Endemic, numerous modifications in safe working practises and hazard control will be adopted. It is regarded as a constructive change that will also increase workplace safety for employees. This study is carried out to determine the level of change implemented and the extent to which it has a lasting effect in changing the way of working safely in the workplace. Keywords: Post-Covid, Safety Culture, Hazard Control and Work Practices
This study aims to develop an enhanced model of green practices for the company's sustainability in achieving competitive advantage. The study used the conceptual development framework used two data sources: journal publication (secondary data) and field interview (primary data). The finding of the secondary data revealed ten green practices from the literature review; remanufacturing, eco-design, process design, lean practices, cleaner production, product design, product return practices, product recovery practices, green purchasing, and reverse logistics. However, based on the interviews with the three selected companies in the electrical and electronics industry, it was discovered that only four green practices were the actual practices adopted by the companies: lean practices, product return practices, product recovery practices, and green purchasing. A grounded theory of Natural Resources-based View (NRBV) The model predicted the relationship between green practices and sustainability, green practices and competitive advantage, and the relationship between sustainability in the supply chain and competitive advantage. Therefore, it is anticipated that manufacturing firms with higher green practices adoption can increase sustainability in the supply chain, which eventually attains high competitiveness in the market.
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