AcE-Bs2012 Bangkok
ASEAN Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies,
Bangkok, Thailand, 16-18 July 2012
Safety in The Office: Does It Matter to The Staff?
Ima Ilyani Ibrahim* ,Sarina Muhamad Noor, Noraini Nasirun & Zulaiha Ahmad
Universiti Teknologi MARA, 02600 Arau Perlis, Malaysia
Abstract
Occupational safety is important as it affects the well-being of organizational members and its visitors. This study
attempts to investigate the safety awareness among staff of higher learning institutions (HLI) in the Northern part of
Malaysia. The objective is to investigate the relationship between office environment, management commitment,
staff’s attitudes and organizational policies with safety at the workplace. The data were analyzed using correlation
and multiple regressions. The findings indicate there is a significant relationship among the studied variables. The
study suggests that it is vital for the management to install and promote a safety culture in the office.
© 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Centre for EnvironmentBehaviour
Studies (cE-Bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia
Keyword: Awareness; safe workplace; commitment ; management; attitudes
1. Introduction
Organizations face many challenges in order to handle its human resource aspects. Not only that it
deals with staffing, training, development and compensations, it must also address the issue of safety and
health. Occupational safety and health covers both the employees and the visitors who patronize the
premises. Hence, occupational safety incorporates safe systems of work where it requires safe premises,
effective preventive maintenance, adequate heating, lighting and ventilation, enforcement of safety rules
and appropriate training to employees. In addition, OSHA Act 1994 requires managers to make
arrangements for the safe use of the premises and specify rules for safe system at work whereby
procedures are established and information on hazard control are provided.
AcE-Bs2012 BangkokASEAN Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies,Bangkok, Thailand, 16-18 July 2012Safety in The Office: Does It Matter to The Staff?Ima Ilyani Ibrahim* ,Sarina Muhamad Noor, Noraini Nasirun & Zulaiha AhmadUniversiti Teknologi MARA, 02600 Arau Perlis, MalaysiaAbstractOccupational safety is important as it affects the well-being of organizational members and its visitors. This studyattempts to investigate the safety awareness among staff of higher learning institutions (HLI) in the Northern part ofMalaysia. The objective is to investigate the relationship between office environment, management commitment,staff’s attitudes and organizational policies with safety at the workplace. The data were analyzed using correlationand multiple regressions. The findings indicate there is a significant relationship among the studied variables. Thestudy suggests that it is vital for the management to install and promote a safety culture in the office.© 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Centre for EnvironmentBehaviourStudies (cE-Bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, MalaysiaKeyword: Awareness; safe workplace; commitment ; management; attitudes1. IntroductionOrganizations face many challenges in order to handle its human resource aspects. Not only that itdeals with staffing, training, development and compensations, it must also address the issue of safety andhealth. Occupational safety and health covers both the employees and the visitors who patronize thepremises. Hence, occupational safety incorporates safe systems of work where it requires safe premises,effective preventive maintenance, adequate heating, lighting and ventilation, enforcement of safety rulesand appropriate training to employees. In addition, OSHA Act 1994 requires managers to makearrangements for the safe use of the premises and specify rules for safe system at work wherebyprocedures are established and information on hazard control are provided.
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