Influence of Health and Safety Training, Safety Monitoring and Enforcement of Compliance on Employee Efficiency in Manufacturing Firms

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of health and safety training, safety monitoring, and enforcement of compliance on employee efficiency in manufacturing firms. The research employed the quantitative approach involving a descriptive survey. A sample size of 360 respondents was randomly selected for the study. A questionnaire instrument was used in gathering primary data for the study. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used in providing a comprehensive validation of the measurement instrument. The required inferential statistics including normality, multicollinearity, and heteroscedasticity tests were performed and were satisfactory. Structural Equation Model (SEM) was used to estimate structural relationships between health and safety training, safety monitoring and enforcement of compliance on employee efficiency. The research results showed that health and safety training has a significant positive effect on employee efficiency with a p-value of 0.000; safety monitoring has a significant positive effect on employee efficiency with a p-value of 0.000 and enforcement of compliance has a significant positive effect on employee efficiency with a p-value of 0.000. The research brings to the fore and creates awareness on the influence of health and safety training, safety monitoring, and enforcement of compliance to safety and health standard towards enhancing workers' safety, health and welfare for improved employee efficiency. Manufacturing firms should ensure adequate health and safety training and proper safety monitoring and enforcement of compliance to safety and health standard to reduce accidents and improve employee efficiency and performance.