The Effect Of Occupational Health And Safety Program On Organizational Productivity: In Case Of Bahirdar Tannery Factory

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of occupational health and safety program on organizational productivity in Bahir Dar tannery factory. To achieve the objectives of this study, data were collected through questionnaire from a sample of 112 employees of the factory. These respondents were selected using stratified sampling method from different departments. The data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics, for instance frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, and inferential statistics which are correlation and multiple regression analysis using SPSS version 20. The results of this study indicated that, except biological hazard control program the three occupational hazard control programs (chemical hazard control program, psychological hazard control program, and accidental hazard control program) have positive and significant effect on organizational productivity. The finding of this study also indicates that organizational productivity was mostly affected by chemical hazard control program. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommended different recommendations to the management of the factory to design different mechanisms and practice in a good manner in each occupational hazard control programs to increase the factory productivity. And also the researcher recommended that the management should concentrate more on chemical hazard control program because this hazard control program has the most significant effect on the factory productivity and should avoid or minimize the cost of biological hazard control program because this hazard control program had not significant effect on the factory productivity. And finally the researcher recommended that the management of the factory should follow up every activity related to occupational health and safety program and implement effectively occupational hazard control programs, especially on three occupational hazards namely chemical, accidental and psychological hazard control programs and continuously improve occupational safety and health programs to increase the factory productivity.

أثر ممارسات الصحة والسلامة المهنية على ارتباط الموظفين دراسة تطبيقية في الفنادق فئة الخمس نجوم في مدينة صنعاء

“…In contrast, the results of this study showed that (OHS policy, maintaining a healthy work environment and accident reports & investigation) have not effect on employee engagement. This results contradict with: the study of (Phillips, 2008) which found a positive relationship between workplace safety and employee engagement; the study of (Ayalew & Demissie, 2020) which found that unreported or recorded incidents may negatively impact employees behavior in work environment, including employee engagement; the study of (Bilal, 2010) which found that the lack of training for workers and their lack of rehabilitation in their workplace negatively affects them, leads to the emergence of injuries and reduces productivity; and the study of (Gao et al, 2018) which found that the organizing responsibilities/procedures has positive mediating effects on safety culture. Based on these results of the study, the following suggestions may be made: 1-Maintaining a high level of employee engagement in order to increase the level of desirable organizational behaviors in the hotels under study and reduce undesirable behaviors.…”

“…The study of (Wachter & Yorio, 2013) found that there is a significant negative relationship between both of safety management practices and the level of safety-focused worker emotional and cognitive engagement with accident rates. (Ayalew & Demissie, 2020) in their study indicated that most of the accidents are not reported or recorded and may pass unnoticed and no measures are taken to prevent the same accidents in the future because they may not be among the tasks and duties performed by the supervisors. The result is that accidents are not prevented at all, and this may be reflected on many behaviors related to the behavior of workers in the work environment, including employee engagement.…”

Occupational Health and Safety Challenges at the Examinations Unit of the College of Distance Education (CoDE), University of Cape Coast (UCC): A Descriptive Analysis

“…The mean score on nature of hazards was 4.7. In line with this, Ayalew and Demissie (2020) found that when management continuously follows up on every activity related to OHS programmes and implement effectively chemical, accidental and psychological hazard control programmes, organizational productivity is improved or enhanced. Printing machines including smaller ones used by NSPs are not regularly serviced unless there is a fault.…”

Measuring Feeling Safety as a Moderating Effect of Worker Skills on Team Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic

“…Furthermore, this study also emphasizes that this is related to employee productivity and work relations between employees. Likewise, research in other manufacturing sectors conducted by Ayalew & Demissie (2020), organizational performance supported by employee performance is formed from a feeling safety at work from the risk of hazardous substances such as chemicals.…”