The Relationship between Supervisor Safety, Safety Management Practices, and Safety Compliance Behaviour among Employees
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https://doi.org/10.11113/sh.v11n2-2.1652Keywords:
Medical laboratory personnel, supervisor safety, safety management practices, safety compliance behaviourAbstract
This cross-sectional research was conducted to establish the relationship between supervisor safety, safety management practices, and safety compliance behaviour among medical laboratory personnel in the private sector. There were 119 respondents from private medical laboratories in Selangor. The data were collected using a survey questionnaire adopted from past research that measured supervisor safety, safety management practices, and safety compliance behaviour. The data obtained from the study were analysed using SPSS. The findings show that supervisor safety has a positive correlation with safety compliance behaviour. Meanwhile, safety management practices were not significantly correlated to the dependent variable. The results of this study could give additional information to the private medical laboratory organisations in improving their safety practices and management for a safe and healthy work environment.
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