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The influence of employees’ competency on safety behavior

National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia

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Main Authors: Rosli, Mahmood, Fadzli Shah, Abd Aziz, M., Mustafa, A., Salleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2014
Subjects:
Safety behavior
Competency
Injury
Accident
Prevention
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/37439
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spelling my.unimap-374392014-10-16T04:57:26Z The influence of employees’ competency on safety behavior Rosli, Mahmood Fadzli Shah, Abd Aziz M., Mustafa A., Salleh Safety behavior Competency Injury Accident Prevention National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia Objective: The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of competency among the employees working in the petrochemical industry on their safety behavior while performing the jobs at the workplace. Problem: Safety intervention programs currently practice by many organizations fails to address safety issues and thus fail to minimize the number of accidents and injuries. Past research shows human behavior is the major contributor to occupational safety incidents, however, serious studies on human behavior in relation to safety behavior were not given much attention as much as the urgency to prevent injuries at the workplace. Practical/managerial implication: This paper provides a new approach to promote safety behavior by focusing on employees’ competency as a change agent to minimize injuries at the workplace. Scope / limitation: The scope of this paper is confined to the employees’ competency and thus the discussion is limited to this variable only in relationship to individual safety behavior. Results: The result shows strong correlation that employees’ competency is paramount to the success of the industries in term of productivity and avoiding injuries at workplace. A competent worker who has knowledge, skill, ability, and clear motive is a valuable asset for the company but more importantly working safely is the ultimate goal of a safe worker. Conclusion: Competency is a powerful tool to influence safety behavior among employees. This can be achieved either by employing safe workers or engaging employees to attend aggressive competency training while providing constant feedback on their safety performance. 2014-10-16T04:57:26Z 2014-10-16T04:57:26Z 2009-12-01 Article p.213-219 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/37439 en Proceeding of the National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009); Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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language English
topic Safety behavior
Competency
Injury
Accident
Prevention
spellingShingle Safety behavior
Competency
Injury
Accident
Prevention
Rosli, Mahmood
Fadzli Shah, Abd Aziz
M., Mustafa
A., Salleh
The influence of employees’ competency on safety behavior
description National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia
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author Rosli, Mahmood
Fadzli Shah, Abd Aziz
M., Mustafa
A., Salleh
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Fadzli Shah, Abd Aziz
M., Mustafa
A., Salleh
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title The influence of employees’ competency on safety behavior
title_short The influence of employees’ competency on safety behavior
title_full The influence of employees’ competency on safety behavior
title_fullStr The influence of employees’ competency on safety behavior
title_full_unstemmed The influence of employees’ competency on safety behavior
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publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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