Abstract:
In general, a safe work environment will increase the level of proactive work. No
matter what type of size of work, safety at work is one of the most important requirements
for all employees. Safety measures need to be taken to protect the workers and the
surrounding equipment. Every workplace should be concerned about identifying
workplace safety issues as a first step in protecting employees. Common occupational
safety concerns include ergonomics, the presence of hazardous chemicals, mechanical
problems, noise pollution, limited visibility, danger of fall and weather-related hazards. In
this research, aimed of the study is to identify the safety of employees during works. In
addition, this research is more focused on the maritime sector about the safety of workers.
This study has also provided some ways to improve the company's performance in the
face of a workplace accident problem. Therefore, some methods have been used in this
study to collect data. Data is taken in a way of distribute the questionnaire and a total of
235 employees in Shipyard Company are choose to be a respondents in this research.
After that, data analysis is by using chi-square test in Statistical Package for Social
Science (SPSS) tools. After the data is taken, the result shows that the shipyard company
has faced the problem of the hazard. This analysis find when majority of the respondents
are agreed about the factor which has been raised in questionnaire. However, there are
some recommendations have been made to reduce the risk of accidents at the workplace.