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In manufacturing industries, there is a constant need to maintain a desired safety level and to i... more In manufacturing industries, there is a constant need to maintain a desired safety level and to improve upon the present safety level in order to safeguard lives, property, investments and the environment (Bjorge and Bratseth, 1996; Khan and Amyotte, 2002; Mearns, and Flin, 1995; Rundmo, Hestad & Ulleberg 1998; Vanderperre and Makhanov, 2002). The importance of safety in the manufacturing industry cannot be overemphasized. To make a workplace safe, management must know what employees are thinking. Employees’ opinions and perceptions of health and safety play a key role in any organization's success and may differ across different groups of workers. As a result of this, the aim of this paper is to investigate managerial and non-managerial employees’ perception of health and safety in selected Manufacturing Industries in Jamaica as well as their current practices. The study attempted to determine if there is a difference in the perception of managerial and non-managerial employees. The target population in this study consists of two groups; managerial and non-managerial workers. The principles of Convenience sampling and Non-proportional quota sampling were used to select each participant in the study. Questionnaire surveys were distributed to managers and non-managers on a voluntary basis with the sincere hopes of obtaining at least 50% participation. The data was analyzed using the Univariate descriptive statistics principle. The Univariate descriptive statistics analysis was used, because it explores each variable in a data set separately and also all the potential variables which is integral in testing if there are relationships between management and employees perception of health and safety. The study has revealed that there is a significant difference between managers and non-managerial perceptions of health and safety in the workplace. In addition, the data showed that 42% of the managers and 54% of non-managers indicated that incidents and/or near misses are not adequately investigated. . This implies that organizations need to focus on managing employees perceptions in an effort to guarantee that the reporting of minor incidents and/or near misses are recorded and captured in a profound manner. Keywords: Perceptions; Risk; Near Misses; Safety Culture; Health and Safety;
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Dane Malabver, 2013
In manufacturing industries, there is a constant need to maintain a desired safety level and to i... more In manufacturing industries, there is a constant need to maintain a desired safety level and to improve upon the present safety level in order to safeguard lives, property, investments and the environment (Bjorge and Bratseth, 1996; Khan and Amyotte, 2002; Mearns, and Flin, 1995; Rundmo, Hestad & Ulleberg 1998; Vanderperre and Makhanov, 2002). The importance of safety in the manufacturing industry cannot be overemphasized. To make a workplace safe, management must know what employees are thinking. Employees’ opinions and perceptions of health and safety play a key role in any organization's success and may differ across different groups of workers. As a result of this, the aim of this paper is to investigate managerial and non-managerial employees’ perception of health and safety in selected Manufacturing Industries in Jamaica as well as their current practices. The study attempted to determine if there is a difference in the perception of managerial and non-managerial employees. The target population in this study consists of two groups; managerial and non-managerial workers. The principles of Convenience sampling and Non-proportional quota sampling were used to select each participant in the study. Questionnaire surveys were distributed to managers and non-managers on a voluntary basis with the sincere hopes of obtaining at least 50% participation. The data was analyzed using the Univariate descriptive statistics principle. The Univariate descriptive statistics analysis was used, because it explores each variable in a data set separately and also all the potential variables which is integral in testing if there are relationships between management and employees perception of health and safety. The study has revealed that there is a significant difference between managers and non-managerial perceptions of health and safety in the workplace. In addition, the data showed that 42% of the managers and 54% of non-managers indicated that incidents and/or near misses are not adequately investigated. . This implies that organizations need to focus on managing employees perceptions in an effort to guarantee that the reporting of minor incidents and/or near misses are recorded and captured in a profound manner. Keywords: Perceptions; Risk; Near Misses; Safety Culture; Health and Safety;
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