Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-2 | Issue-01 | 66-73
Original Research Article
Safety Compliance Behaviour in Manufacturing Industry: A Malaysian Perspective
Bavani Sugumaran, Muhammad Safizal Abdullah, Arman Hadi Abdul Manaf
Published : Jan. 27, 2017
Abstract
This study proposed to discover the important of Compliance with Safety Behaviour (CSB) in the context of
Manufacturing Industry in Perak. The outcomes from this study may be helpful for industrial practitioners to understand
all the influencing factors to CSB. The present study also aims to investigate if there is any significant relationship
between safety attitude, management support, and safety rules and procedures towards compliance safety behaviour in
Perak Manufacturing Industry. This safety analysis will provide guidance for management on how to develop specific
safety programs. In addition, some of the outcomes stated in the study could be appropriate to other countries which
facing similar state of affairs. The CSB, Safety Attitude, Management Support, and Safety Rules and Procedures
instrument were used in this study. This study examines the direct relationship between safety attitude, management
support and safety rules and procedures on compliance safety behaviour. Quantitative approaches with descriptive
analysis method and multi-stage sampling method have been used in this study. Where, cluster method was conducted
follows with stratified and simple random sampling method. A total of 770 questionnaires distributed to the
manufacturing workers in Perak who had agreed to participate in this study. However, out of it only 480 questionnaires
were returned and about 383 questionnaires were used for further analysis. Results showed that safety attitude,
management support and safety rules and procedures have positive significant relationship between compliance safety
behaviour.