Organizational Factors Affecting Safety Implementation in Food Companies in Thailand

• Autorzy: Chinda T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Thai food industry employs a massive number of skilled and unskilled workers. This may result in an industry with high incidences and accident rates. To improve safety and reduce the accident figures, this paper investigates factors influencing safety implementation in small, medium, and large food companies in Thailand. Five factors, i.e., management commitment, stakeholders’ role, safety information and communication, supportive environment, and risk, are found important in helping to improve safety implementation. The statistical analyses also reveal that small, medium, and large food companies hold similar opinions on the risk factor, but bear different perceptions on the other 4 factors. It is also found that to improve safety implementation, the perceptions of safety goals, communication, feedback, safety resources, and supervision should be aligned in small, medium, and large companies.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

food industry; organizational factor; safety implementation; safety perception

PL

przemysł spożywczy; czynnik organizacyjny; bezpieczeństwo

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 20, No. 2
• Strony: 213--225
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Chinda T.

• Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand

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