EVALUATION OF RISK BEHAVIOUR DEPENDING ON SAFETY CLIMATE FACTORS AMONG SHIPYARD INDUSTRIES IN LUMUT, PERAK

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between the safety climate factors (management commitment to safety and safety training) towards the risk behaviour of the worker. The research study is focuses on the safety climate mainly in Lumut, Perak on context of shipyard industry. A survey questionnaire instrument was developed and 120 responses were collected. Pearson correlation analysis and linear regression were used to analyse the data collected using SPSS software. The safety climate factors (management commitment to safety and safety training) were able to explain 24.6% of variation risk behaviour based on the result. It was found that the safety climate factors have significant relationship and able to predict on risk behaviour. Nonetheless, more supporting evidence and elaborate methodological approach are necessary for further study. The finding of this study provides the organisation's useful framework for performing safety climate.