Relationship between safety climate and safety performance among fibre optic cable manufacturing employees in Selangor

• Main Author: Muhammad Fadhil, Mohd Aris
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: T55-55.3 Industrial Safety. Industrial Accident Prevention
• Online Access: https://etd.uum.edu.my/8862/1/S823614_01.pdf; https://etd.uum.edu.my/8862/2/S823614_02.pdf; https://etd.uum.edu.my/8862/3/s823614_references.docx; https://etd.uum.edu.my/8862/

Since early 1980s manufacturing industries in Malaysia has shown tremendous growth when there are some transformations occurred into the industrial-based economy from the predominantly agricultural economy. This also has concurrently affected the numbers of occupational accident from year to year positively where in year 2018 alone, Malaysia manufacturing sector hold the highest numbers occupational accident with total of 3,228 cases compared to year 2017 with total 2,178 cases of occupational accident. Therefore, it is very important to identify and examine the predictors that has the most influence to the safety performance. This study attempts to determine the predictors of safety performance among fiber optic cable manufacturing employees in Selangor inclusive of management commitment, safety rules and procedures, safety training and safety communication and feedbacks. Data collections for this study were made through a set of questionnaires given to the only two fiber optic cable manufacturing company employees available in Selangor which comprised of 272 employees. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 software was used in this study in determining the acceptance of the identified hypotheses made specifically for the study. The findings resulted in there is a positive relationship between management commitment and safety performance; safety rules and procedure and safety performance; safety training and safety performance; as well as safety communication and feedback and safety performance. The independent variables for management commitment and safety training found to be influence the dependent variables (safety performance). However, the independent variables for safety rules and procedure and safety communication and feedback did not influence safety performance. With limited resource and literature in the study findings, to some extent have contributed in the understanding of the relationship between safety climate and safety performance among fibre optic cable manufacturing employees in Selangor and developing and expanding the knowledge within the scope of safety practices in Malaysia landscape.