Critical factors for implementation of occupational safety and health management system in malaysian petrochemical based manufacturing companies

Abstract

The industrial incidents become worst over the years and seemed to be of a prime concern to the industries involved. In the context of petrochemical based manufacturing industries, the sector has recently gained the reputation of being a highly hazardous field due to its high incidence of accidents and fatality rates. Occupational safety and health management system (OSHMS) is essential for accident prevention, and has become a matter for concern in petrochemical industries. Successful implementation of OSHMS are heavily depends on several contextual factors. This study attempts to investigate the effect of independent variable (IV) of management factor (MF), personal factor (PF), process factor (PRF) and environmental factor (EF) to dependent variable (DV) of the implementation of OSHMS in petrochemical based manufacturing industry in Malaysia. A survey questionnaire was employed and distributed to 41 employees of selected companies. Overall finding reveals there is strong and positive relationship between all contextual factors (MF, PF, PRF, and EF) and the implementation of OSHMS. The study concludes that these critical factors should be considered in planning and implementing OSHMS.