INVESTIGATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARENESS OF WORKERS IN METAL INDUSTRY (KONYA PROVINCE EXAMPLE)

Year 2018, Volume: 8 Issue: 16, 349 - 364, 24.12.2018

Murat Köklü

https://doi.org/10.31834/kilissbd.457309

Abstract

 It is important to have a high awareness of
occupational health and safety in the reduction and prevention of occupational
accidents. In this study, the awareness of metal sector employees working in
Konya province on occupational
health and safety issues was investigated. It is aimed to learn the thoughts
and opinions of the employees, to measure their satisfaction and to analyze the
situation of occupational accidents. The study was conducted between March and
April 2018 with the help of a questionnaire applied to 204 employees working in
9 different enterprises. Through the survey, information and education,
occupational safety awareness, employee behaviors, role of OHS professionals
and workplace environment were taken into consideration. As a result of the
study, it has been seen that 70 of the employees in the metal sector in Konya
have experienced occupational accidents during a certain period of their
working lives. The professional experience, age and educational status of the
workers who were involved in occupational accidents were analyzed. Despite the
fact that about 52% of the participants in the study had an occupational
accident, the average of the answers to the questionnaire was 3.64 and the
"agree" likert item was obtained. According to this situation, employees or
business owners are thought to have been affected by the mistakes they have
made in the past in terms of occupational health and safety.

Keywords

Metal Sector, Occupational Health and Safety, Occupational Safety Awareness

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