Factors influencing compliance with safety behavior in the Malaysia fire and rescue department in zone 5 Selangor

The purpose of this study is to examine whether the five critical factors of WSS dimensions on compliance to safety behavior of the Malaysian firefighter's personnel. The WSS measures five-factor distinct constructs: (a) job safety, (b) coworker safety, (c) supervisor safety, (d) management saf...

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Main Author: Vivekananda, Rajalingam
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Published: 2018
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spelling my-uum-etd.85892022-04-17T06:25:27Z Factors influencing compliance with safety behavior in the Malaysia fire and rescue department in zone 5 Selangor 2018 Vivekananda, Rajalingam Azizan, Norizan Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business T55-55.3 Industrial Safety. Industrial Accident Prevention The purpose of this study is to examine whether the five critical factors of WSS dimensions on compliance to safety behavior of the Malaysian firefighter's personnel. The WSS measures five-factor distinct constructs: (a) job safety, (b) coworker safety, (c) supervisor safety, (d) management safety practices, and (e) safety program and policies. The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between job safety and compliance with safety behavior among Malaysian Firefighters in relation to safety. All those independent variables were measured on the perception of workplace safety towards the compliance of safety behavior as the determinants among I 03 firefighters of various Fire Stations under Zone 5 Selangor, Malaysia. The questionnaires for the quantitative research conduct were developed from previous research by Hayes (1998). Results also suggest that safety program and policies can enhance and refine the Malaysia firefighters safety culture by focusing especially on the variables mentioned thereby increasing and strengthening safety culture and firefighter's safety behavior thereby reducing injuries and accidents. 2018 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/8589/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/8589/1/s820095_01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/8589/2/s820095_02.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/8589/3/s820095_references.docx text eng public other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language eng
eng
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advisor Azizan, Norizan
topic T55-55.3 Industrial Safety
Industrial Accident Prevention
spellingShingle T55-55.3 Industrial Safety
Industrial Accident Prevention
Vivekananda, Rajalingam
Factors influencing compliance with safety behavior in the Malaysia fire and rescue department in zone 5 Selangor
description The purpose of this study is to examine whether the five critical factors of WSS dimensions on compliance to safety behavior of the Malaysian firefighter's personnel. The WSS measures five-factor distinct constructs: (a) job safety, (b) coworker safety, (c) supervisor safety, (d) management safety practices, and (e) safety program and policies. The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between job safety and compliance with safety behavior among Malaysian Firefighters in relation to safety. All those independent variables were measured on the perception of workplace safety towards the compliance of safety behavior as the determinants among I 03 firefighters of various Fire Stations under Zone 5 Selangor, Malaysia. The questionnaires for the quantitative research conduct were developed from previous research by Hayes (1998). Results also suggest that safety program and policies can enhance and refine the Malaysia firefighters safety culture by focusing especially on the variables mentioned thereby increasing and strengthening safety culture and firefighter's safety behavior thereby reducing injuries and accidents.
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author Vivekananda, Rajalingam
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title Factors influencing compliance with safety behavior in the Malaysia fire and rescue department in zone 5 Selangor
title_short Factors influencing compliance with safety behavior in the Malaysia fire and rescue department in zone 5 Selangor
title_full Factors influencing compliance with safety behavior in the Malaysia fire and rescue department in zone 5 Selangor
title_fullStr Factors influencing compliance with safety behavior in the Malaysia fire and rescue department in zone 5 Selangor
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing compliance with safety behavior in the Malaysia fire and rescue department in zone 5 Selangor
title_sort factors influencing compliance with safety behavior in the malaysia fire and rescue department in zone 5 selangor
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granting_department Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
publishDate 2018
url https://etd.uum.edu.my/8589/1/s820095_01.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/8589/2/s820095_02.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/8589/3/s820095_references.docx
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