FACTORS INFLUENCING SAFETY BEHAVIOR OF MANUFACTURING WORKERS IN RUBBER WOOD INDUSTRY
Keywords:
Safety Behavior, Rubber Wood Processing Industry, Safety Climate, Conscientiousness , Safety AttitudeAbstract
This study explored the factors influencing the safety behavior of manufacturing workers in the Rubber Wood Industry. A total of 440 respondents were selected. This research was Quantitative research with the questionnaires as a research instrument. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis.
The result of this research showed that the safety working climate, conscientiousness, and safety attitude toward working indicated the safety working behavior at 40.8 percent (F = 101.816, P < .01). The result can be used as the guideline for the organization to impose safety policy such as safety training provider for the employees whose work related to the specific risks. Wood processing operators need to pay attention to the preparation of personal safety equipment by setting up the monitoring system and safety behavior evaluation in working for the benefit of the employees and sustainable growth of the Rubber Wood Industry.
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Costa, P. T., & McCrae, R. R. (1992). Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) professional manual.Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
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Guldenmund, F. W. (2000). The nature of safety culture: a review of theory and research. Safety Science, 34, 215-257.
Hair, J.F., Black, W.C., Babin, B.J., & Anderson, R.E. (2010). Multivariate Data Analysis. (7th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River.
Henning, J. B., Stufft, C., Payne, S. C., Bergman, M. E., Mannan, M. S., & Karen, N. (2009). The influence of individual differences on organizational safety attitudes. Safety Science, 47, 337-345.
Jaramarn, U. (1994). Educational Sampling. Bangkok: Funny Publishing. Kines, P. (2011). Nordic Safety Climate Questionnaire (NOSACQ-50): A new tool for diagnosing occupational safety climate. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 41, 646.
McGovern, P. M., Vesley, D., Kochevar, L., Gershon, R. R. M., Rhame, F. S., & Anderson, E. (2000). Factors affecting universal precautions compliance. Journal of Business and Psychology, 15, 149-161.
Mohamed, S. (2002). Safety climate in construction site environments. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(5), 375-384.
Neal, A., Griffin, M. A., & Hart, P. M. (2000). The impact of organizational climate on safety climate and individual behavior. Safety Science, 34, 99-109.
Neal, A., & Griffin, M. A. (2006). A study of the lagged relationships among safety climate, safety motivation, safety behavior, and accidents at the individual and group levels. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 946-953.
Nanaphoonsin, S. (2007). Effect of five personalities toward work safety behavior: Case Study of operation workers in Siam Cement Group (Tha Luang). Thesis, Thammasat University.
National Statistical Office Thailand. (2014). Statistical Development plan for Southern Andaman province. Retrieved December 20, 2017, from http://osthailand.nic.go.th/masterplan_area.
Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board. (2011). National Economic and Social Development Plan 10 (2007-2011). Bangkok: Prime Minister's Office. Osuansri, N. (2011). The related factor of working life quality in female workers in the factory, Nakhon Ratchasima province. Master thesis in Nursing, Burapha University, Chonburi.
Office of Social Security. (2014). Statistics for workplace hazards and illnesses 2013. Compensation Fund Statistic. Office of Social Security.
Pluksanusak, S. (2012). Thai Rubber Wood situation. Journal of Arboriculture, 33(3), 4-9. Pornchaisuree, S. (2012). Bright future for Rubber Wood Industry. Retrieved August 11, 2014, from http://news.voicetv.co.th/business/58235.html.
Rovinelli, R. J., & Hambleton, R. K. (1977). On the use of content specialists in the assessment of criterion-referenced test item validity. Dutch Journal of Educational Research, (2), 94 – 60.
Phoo-ngernkham, K. (2009). Strategies for developing safety behavior for manufacturing workers: A case study of Quality Cartons Co., Ltd., Samut Prakarn Province. Master of Art thesis, Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University.
Research Office of National Institute of Development Administration. (2010). The research Thai’s quality of life 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010, from http://re.nida.ac.th/th/research/30-2553/120-2553.
Siu, O. L., Phillips, D. R., & Leung, T. W. (2003). Age differences in safety attitudes and safety performance in Hong Kong construction workers. Journal of Safety Research, 34, 205.
Tantaleela, S. (2012). Five Personality Risk perception based on health beliefs and safe driving of the driver: A case study of a private bus company. Master of Communication Art thesis. Kasetsart University.
Tobua, S. & Sangrasamee, A. (2007). Quality of life of nursing instructors of Praboramarajchanok Institute for Health Workforce Development. Kasetsart University 45th Academic Conference: Education Department, Economic Department, Business Administration Department, Humanities Department, and Department of Social Science (pp. 603-610). Bangkok: Kasetsart University.
Wanichbancha, K. (2013). Statistic analysis: Statistic for administration and research. Bangkok Statistics, Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University
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2021-02-22
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Jaiuea, C., & Chanpetch, S. . (2021). FACTORS INFLUENCING SAFETY BEHAVIOR OF MANUFACTURING WORKERS IN RUBBER WOOD INDUSTRY. Nimitmai Review Journal, 1(2), 8–13. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/nmrj/article/view/249207
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