Mavi Yakalılarda Güvenlik Kültürü Algısı: Denizli İli Kablo İmalat Endüstrisi Örneği

Year 2015, Volume: 3 , 205 - 240, 01.08.2015

Yılmaz Özkan Bülent Arpat

Abstract

İş kazalarının çoğunlukla çalışanların güvensiz davranışlarından kaynaklandığı ifade edilmekte, çalışma ortamının güvenli hale getirilmesinde güvenlik kültürünün önemi sıklıkla vurgulanmaktadır. İş kazalarının önlenebilmesi için güvenli çalışma koşulları ve güvenli davranışların oluşturulması konularına daha fazla önem verilmesi gerekmektedir. Güvenlik kültürünün oluşturulması, çalışanlara benimsetilmesi ve yaygınlaştırılması konusunda işletmeler kendilerini sorumlu ve zorunlu hissetmeye başlamışlardır. Bu çalışmada, güvenlik kültürünün literatürde kabul görmüş temel boyutları kullanılarak güvenlik algısının ölçülmesi amaçlanmıştır. Güvenlik kültürünü ölçebilmek için anket yöntemiyle mavi yakalı çalışanlar üzerinde araştırma yapılmıştır. Bu veriler çok değişkenli istatistik analiz yöntemi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir.

Keywords

Güvenlik Kültürü, İş Güvenliği, Güvenli Davranış

The Perception Of Safety Culture From The Perspective Of Blue-Collar Workers: An Example From Cable Manufacturing Industry In Denizli Province

Abstract

It is known that the majority of the occupational accidents result from insecure behaviors of the employees and therefore the importance of safety culture is often laid emphasis on. It is essential that much emphasis be placed on establishment of safe working conditions and creating safe behaviors in order to prevent occupational accidents. Organizations have started to feel obliged to build a safety culture, have such culture adopted by the employees and make it widespread. In this study, it is aimed to measure safety perception by using basic dimensions of the safety culture commonly accepted in literature. In order to measure safety culture, blue-collar workers were assessed through questionnaire method. The data were analyzed through multi variable statistical analysis method. According to data on occupational accidents, it is clear that one of every four occupational accidents happens in metal industry. It is therefore of great priority to search this issue since the accidents mostly happen in metal industry. The population of the study consists of workers at cable manufacturing industry in Denizli province. The reason for choosing this population is that operations in metal industry are usually carried out in this area. Five out of nine cable factories were chosen randomly and blue collar workers constituted the population of the study. The factors contributing to the safety culture were discussed within individual and administrative aspects. In administrative aspect, working environment and conditions; commitment of the management, encouragement of the management, training, leadership, working place and production safety were dealt with. Behavior, awareness, participation and communication were analyzed individually

Keywords

Safety Culture, Occupational Safety, Safety Behaviour

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