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Prevalence of occupational injury and determination of safety climate in small scale manufacturing industry: A cross-sectional study

Abidin A 1 , Awang Lukman K 2 , Sajali H 1 , Syed Abdul Rahim SS 1 , Robinson F 2 , Hassan MR 3 Show all authors , Hayati F 4 , Ibrahim MY 2 , Jeffree MS 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Tawau District Health Office, Tawau Sabah, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Ann Med Surg (Lond), 2021 Sep;69:102699.
PMID: 34429955 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102699

Abstract

Background: Occupational injuries are among the most important workplace issues. This study aims to determine the safety climate and prevalence of occupational injuries in the small-scale manufacturing industry.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with ten small scale manufacturers participated accounting for a total of 300 respondents. Data were collected from July to August 2020 using the NOSACQ-50 questionnaire.

Results: The prevalence of occupational injury for the past 12 months was at 18%. The most often injured body parts were hands and legs while among the most common injury types were open wound, burns and bleeding. The mean NOSACQ-50 scores for all dimensions are good. The associated factors are working hours per week, and compliance to SOP. There are differences in the mean scores of NOSACQ-50 between injured and non-injured workers across all dimensions.

Conclusion: The safety climate among manufacturing industry employees is at a good level, while the prevalence of occupational injury is relatively low.

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