The Importance, Measurement, and Comparison of the Perception of the Occupational Safety Culture in Local Governments

Year 2018, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 75 - 95, 11.12.2018

Hülya Eçen Çalışkan , Hamza Savaş Ayberk

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to emphasize the importance of the perception of Safety Culture in Local Governments, and to measure the perception of the Occupational
Safety culture in local governments through questionnaires and statistical evaluations, and to compare the same, and thus to make contribution with the aspect of Safety Culture to field applications of Occupational Health and Safety, which are newly introduced to public sector. In this study, the importance of safety culture in local governments will be set forth with measurement of the perception of safety culture of the employees of local governments in the perspective of municipality services, where comparison shall be made between two different municipalities. The aim is to establish the differences concerning the safety culture between the employees of two municipalities that differ in terms of field of services, to analyze the reasons of the difference, and to examine how close the risk levels perceived by employees are to each other and to what extent the municipality is related to the safety culture. This study is important in terms of setting an example for public institutions and other municipalities with the points to consider to be established with the study and with the improvement of the perception of the safety culture in the concerning institutions following the study. Any comments, analyses, and assumptions to come out of the study would set a light to and guide in improvement of the safety culture. 

Keywords

Local Governments, Safety Culture in Local Governments, Comparison of the Safety Culture, Comparison of the Perception of Safety Culture in Local Governments, Safety Culture

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