Perceived effect of occupational hazard and safety compliance among employees in selected manufacturing companies in Cavite / by Julie Ann E. Bausa, Maizie P. Punongbayan and Mace Noreen S. Vitebo.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Business Management Major in Operations Management) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Economics, Management and Development Studies (CEMDS), Department of Management

BAUSA, JULIE ANN E., PUNONGBAYAN, MAIZIE P., VITERBO, MACE NOREEN S. Perceived Effect Of Occupational Hazard and Safety Compliance among Employees In Selected Manufacturing Companies In Cavite. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Business Management major in Operations Management. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. May 2017. Adviser. Engr. Gilberto S. David.
The study was conducted to determine the perceived effect of occupational hazard and safety compliance among workers of selected manufacturing companies in Cavite. It aimed to determine the following: (1) socio-demographic profile of workers in terms of age, gender, civil status, educational attainment, length of service and types of manufacturing industry, (2) the occupational accidents and injuries encountered by the workers, (3) the occupational health services and programs implemented, (4) the level of compliance of workers towards occupational hazard and safety measures, (5) the perceived effect of occupational hazard and safety compliance on the workers, (6) determine the significant relationship between workers compliance with company's
occupational hazard and safety measures and its perceived effect on the workers' productivity, (7) and to determine the significant relationship between the socio-demographic profile and level of compliance of workers towards occupational hazard and safety measures in selected manufacturing companies in Cavite. The participants of the study were 204 manufacturing workers in selected areas of Cavite namely: Rosario, Gen. Trias and Dasmaritias City. A questionnaire was used to gather data from the participants. Mean, frequency count, rank percentage and standard deviation were used to describe the profile, and the occupational accidents and injuries encountered by the workers. Five- point Likert Scale was also used to measure the implementation of occupational hazard and safety programs and services, level of compliance of workers and to measure the perceived effect of occupational hazard and safety compliance of the company to workers. In determining the relationship between the workers' compliance and perceived effect and the socio-demographic profile and level of compliance of the workers towards occupational hazard and safety measures, Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used. Based on the result, sixty percent of the participants belonged to the age bracket of 18 to 25 years old and mostly female (53%). Most of the respondents were single (83%), while the remaining (15%) was married and (1%) were separated. Forty-four percent were high school graduate, twenty-eight percent were college graduate, twelve percent were undergraduate, ten percent were vocational, three percent were elementary graduate and the remaining .5% has no formal education. In addition, most of the workers length of service was ranging from one to five years (51 %), thirty-eight percent was less than one year, eight percent was ranging from six to ten years and the remaining two percent was ranging from eleven to fifth teen years. Most of the workers were employed at the electronics industry with the 26 percent. The relationship of socio-demographic characteristics to workers level of compliance, only age, educational attainment and length of service had a significant relationship on compliance of the workers towards the occupational hazard and safety measures of the company. On the other hand, tht relationship between workers compliance with company's occupational hazard and safety measures and its perceived effect on workers' productivity reveals that compliance had a significant relationship to productivity as perceived by the workers.

Submitted to the University Library August 04, 2017 T-7031