Factors affecting perception toward safety ohsas 18001 system of operator in thai nippon steel engineering & construction corporation.

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the level of perception towards Safety OHSAS 18001 of operative employees in Thai Nippon Steel Engineering & Construction CO., LTD and 2) to study factors affecting perception towards Safety OHSAS 18001 of operative employees in Thai Nippon Steel Engineering & Construction CO., LTD. The sample size was 340 employees in Thai Nippon Steel Engineering & Construction CO., LTD. Questionnaires were used as research instrument. The data was analyzed by using statistical package, SPSS. Statistics for data analysis were percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and multiple linear regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The results were as follows:

1) The Level of factors that influence towards Safety OHSAS 18001 of operative employees in Thai Nippon Steel Engineering & Construction CO., LTD was at the high level (= 3.84, SD = 0.559).

2) The Level of perception towards Safety OHSAS 18001 of operative employees in Thai Nippon Steel Engineering & Construction CO., LTD was at the high level (= 3.74, SD = 0.458).

3) Safety policy, working environment, working under emergency condition and working with machine affected the perception towards Safety OHSAS 18001 statistic significant at 0.05 with average score of 42.4.