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

Afidah Abidin; Khamisah Awang Lukman; Helmy Sajali; Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim; Fredie Robinson; Mohd Rohaizat Hassan; Firdaus Hayati; Mohd Yusof Ibrahim; Mohammad Saffree Jeffree

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102699

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

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Aug 11:69:102699. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102699. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Afidah Abidin¹, Khamisah Awang Lukman², Helmy Sajali¹, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim¹, Fredie Robinson², Mohd Rohaizat Hassan³, Firdaus Hayati⁴, Mohd Yusof Ibrahim², Mohammad Saffree Jeffree²

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.

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.

Keywords: Manufacturing industry; Occupational injury; Safety climate.