Influence of Occupational Safety, Health and Environment on Industrial Productivity: A study of PZ cussons Nigeria Plc. Lagos
- Dr. Ogundele Iyiola Johnson
- Ibafo IRPM 2022
- viii;112pgs.
ABSTRACT Health, Safety and Environment of workers are crucial in production process and that is why employees must handle with issues of health, safety and wellbeing of workers with utmost seriousness for high productivity to be achieved in the workplace. Previous studies had not adequately addressed the issue of industrial productivity within the contexts of health, safety and environment. It is on this basis the study examined Occupational Safety, Health and Environment on Industrial Productivity in PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC. The research employed the accidental causation theory divided into Heinrich’s Domino theory, Farell’s Theory. The total number of respondents was three hundred and ninety respondents which included 46.2% male and 53.8% female. The sample size determination formula used was the Taro Yamane formula. The sample size was 400. Multi stage sampling technique was adopted with questionnaire as the data collection instrument. Percentages and frequencies were used through SPSS. For analysis of data, Hypothesis 1 showed that, there is no significant relationship between employees’ safety at work and job efficiency. Hypothesis 2 showed that there was no significant relationship between workplace medical facilities and employees’ output. Hypothesis 3 showed that there was no significant association between the environmental working conditions and employees job performance in the organization. Hypothesis 4 revealed that there was a significant relationship between effectiveness of safety in environmental agencies and compliance with safety regulations in the organization, the more effective environmental agencies are, the more the compliance with safety regulations in the organization. From the forgoing, it was recommended that both state and federal agencies responsible for workplace safety, health and environmental issues such as NAFDAC, FERMA, LASEMA etc. should be up and doing. Effective regular inspection of workplace health, environment and safety issued must take place. This will put management of the work organizations on their toes on how to ensure compliance with regulations on health, safety and environment also, the management of PZ Cussons PLC must be ready to commit adequate resources to health, safety and environmental matters. Once enough money is set aside with positive attitude, the organization would soar higher in terms of profit making and market expansion. Key words: Industrial productivity, Occupational safety, Occupational health and Environment