3.2. Occupational accident risks among workers
In evaluating the risks for occupational accidents among workers
in the factories involved in the study, it was found that the workers
attitude received the highest score, followed by workers characteristics
and finally the workers training (Table 2). The occupational
accidents were strongly correlated with the workers attitude and
workers characteristics (r = 0.941 and r = 0.861 at P = 0.05, respectively),
which describes the occupational accidents risk factors.
However, workers training showed a weak correlation (r = 0.338
at P = 0.05) with the rate of occupational accidents. In this context,
workers training program may be insufficient to pre-empt the risks
of occupational accidents, if the workers attitude and workers characteristics
are not positively inclined to minimize occupational accidents.
This finding emphasizes the fact that in labour-intensive
manufacturing environments, such as in the furniture industry,
the overall workforce attitude and characteristics play pivotal role
in avoiding occupational accidents as well as boosting productivity