Occupational hazards and risk management practice in selected poultry farms in Cavite / by Apple M. Ebiza, Coraima O. Grapilon and Ma. Guilly Mae S. Lina.

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

Includes bibliographical references.

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

EBIZA, APPLE M., CRAPILON, CORA{MA O., AND LINA, MA. CULLY MAE S.,
Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Business Management major in
Operations Management. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. June 2019. Adviser:
Engr. Gilberto S. David.

The study was primarily conducted to determine the occupational hazards and risk
management practices in selected poultry farms in Cavite. Specifically, it aimed to
determine: (a) the socio-demographic profile of the farmers of selected poultry farms; (b) the
business profile of selected poultry farms; (c) the occupational hazards and risks encountered
by the farmers; (d) the severity level of occupational hazards and risks; (e) the current
practices being implemented in selected poultry farms; and (f) the significant relationship
behveen the management practices and the business profile. The study was conducted in six
towns in Cavite, namely: Indang, Maragondon, Maga"anes, General Emilio Aguina'do (Bailen),
Dasmarifias City, and Trece Martires City from January to June 2019.
There were 125 participants involved in this study. The socio-economic characteristics
of the participants such as age, sex, civil status, level of education, and the number of years of
farming experience, and their business profile such as number of years in business, capacity of
the farm, and current population of birds were all described through the use of frequency
counts and percentage while the level of severity of risks and occupational hazards and the
level of implementation of risk management practices and personnel health and safety
practices were analyzed through the use of a five-point Likert scale, mean, and standard
deviation.
The findings revealed that majority of the participants belong to the age group of 15 to 26
years old (40%). The study further revealed that these participants are male (92%); married
(51.2%); finished secondary education (49.6%); worked as flockmen and same positions (68%);
and had farming experiences ranging from five years and below (66.4%).
Moreover, the findings also showed that majority of the farms involved in the study were
operational for 6 to 11 years (41.03%). They had less than 24,199 population of (74.36%); and
a Size ranging from I to 1.99 hectares (46.15%). These came from the municipality of
Magallanes (30.8%). Majority of these Poultry' raisers were into broiler production (84.6%).
Additionally, the given risk situations were at low severity level while occupational
hazards were rarely happening. These denote that they were occurring but did not pose as a
major threat to the overall operation of the farms. These further suggest that the participants
were risk averse. This means that they are cautious on the possible risks and hazards and
prepare countermeasures to lessen the negative effect of the risk situations and occupational
hazards.
Results also revealed that risk management practices were found to be always
implemented while personnel health and safety practices were often implemented and

maintained. These denote positive result since these indicate that owners of selected poultry
farms in Cavite were considering the safety and health of their chickens as well as their
workers and adequately protecting them from poultry related hazards that might bring negative
effects on the overall operation of the farms.
Furthermore, a moderately positive relationship was found between the risk
management practices and bird population. However, the risk management practices had no
significant relationship with the business profile considering the years of operation and farm
size. Also, there was a moderately positive correlation between the personnel health and safety
practices and business profile considering the farm size and bird population. As found, the
number of years of operation had no significant relationship with the personnel health and
safety practices.
With these findings, it can be concluded that selected poultry farms in Cavite are
conforming well to the risk management and personnel health and safety practices which
indicate the participants' awareness towards the risks and hazards in their farms. Further study
covering all poultry farms in Cavite could be conducted to come up with more comprehensive
results. In addition, factors such as educational attainment and number of years of farming
experience of the workers may be used by future researchers to determine whether they have a
relationship with the implementation of risk management and personnel health and safety
practices. Lastly, future researchers who would like to conduct similar studies may only focus on
a specific type of poultry - layer, broiler, and breeder.

Submitted to the University Library 08/29/2019 T-8256