Investigation of Active Safety Index and its Relationship with Unsafe Behaviors of Esfarin’s Steel Industry Workers in 1397
Irtiqa Imini Pishgiri Masdumiyat (Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention),
Vol. 8 No. 1 (1399),
29 Mordad 2020
,
Page 17 - 10
https://doi.org/10.22037/meipm.v8i1.28908
Abstract
Background and Objectives: The causes of most accidents in workplaces are unsafe behaviors. With the development of industries, the evaluation of unsafe behaviors in the workplace has been considered as an important principle. Safety culture plays an important role in identifying unsafe behaviors in order to reduce the causes of accidents; therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between safety culture and its impact on unsafe behaviors in the steel industry.
Materials and Methods: The present study is descriptive–analytical that was carried out in 1397 on all steel company staff with 177 people employed in the forging – press, renovation, phase 4 units. To observe the ethical considerations before the beginning of the study, the satisfaction of all individuals to participate in the study was evaluated. To determine the safety culture score, the standard HSE questionnaire and also unsafe behaviors sampling were used to determine unsafe behavior. The data were analyzed by Statistical tests and SPSS 21software.
Results: Most and least unsafe acts were related to the lack of using personal protective devices and engaging in jokes and using pranks at work. There is a statistically significant relationship between the safety score and the accident in the company (p<0.03). The highest score of safety culture for the work unit and the devolved job was related to the refinery and the welder, respectively.
Conclusions: The results showed that the most important factors in the occurrence of unsafe behaviors were when personal protective equipment is not used. For this reason, Coherent and principled educational programs should be held. Moreover, the quality of personal protective equipment should be considered by industrial managers.
How to cite this article: Sepehr P, Jafari-Kashi MA, Pirani D, Rajabi F. Investigation of Active Safety Index and its Relationship with Unsafe Behaviors of Esfarin’s Steel Industry Workers in 1397. J Saf Promot Inj Prev. 2020; 8(1):10- 7.
- unsafe behavior
- steel industry
- safety culture
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