Tiến Sĩ Training program for occupational safety behavior in workplace of production company in Hanoi Basis

Luận án tiến sĩ năm 2013
Đề tài: Training program for occupational safety behavior in workplace of production company in Hanoi: Basis for Accident prevention and Reduction
Chương trình đào tạo hành vi an toàn nơi làm việc ở các công ty trong lĩnh vực sản xuất. Cơ sở đề phòng và giảm thiểu tai nạn
Luận án được trình bày bằng tiếng Anh


Table of contents
Chapter I:Introduction
1.1. Background of the study .1
1.2. Statement of the problem 5
1.3. Significance of the study .6
1.4. Research Method .6
1.5. Scope and limitation of the study 7
CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Theoretical and conceptual framework .8
2.2. Review of related studies 33
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1. Research design and Location of the study .36
3.2. Description of respondents 38
3.3 Data collection Procedure and data analysis method .38
3.4. Questionnaire design 39
CHAPTER IV:
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
4.1. Profile of Respondents .45
4.2. Data Analysis 46
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION, BEHAVIOR BASED
SAFETY training program Development
5.1 Findings . 53
5.2 Conclusions .54
5.3 Recommendations 55
REPERENCE . 79
APPENDIX A .81
APPENDIX B .83
APPENDIX C . 85


Abstract
Safety issue in workplace is an urgent problem nowadays, because of unsafe
conditions are occurring daily work in the company especially in the manufacturing
sector. Studies show that about 90% of accidents occur because of unsafe behavior
and human errors. Even if workers do not have the right knowledge, attitude and
behavior toward safety measures in a safe workplace, all efforts for an accident-free
workplace will be in vain. This study aims is to determine the effectiveness of current
safety program and recommend to built up safety training program on behavioral
safety, the basis for accident reduction in one typical local big company in
manufacturing and erection sector.
This descriptive cross- sectional study was carried out on workers/ managers in
LILAMA 69-2 company. A sample size of 394 was randomly selected. Data
collection tool was a researcher –made questionnaire. Data was analyzed using Excel.
With the findings from the study about the causes leading to accident, safety
attitude and safety climate, workplace safety behaviors, the researcher believe to help
the company management and also other local similarenterprises to improve safety
program especially with launching Behavior Based Safety training program and
finally to improve accident rate in workplace.


Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background:
Safety behavior presents a paradox to practitioners and researchers alike because
contrary to the assumption that self- preservation overrides other motives (Maslow,
1970), careless behavior prevails during many routine jobs, making safe behavior an
ongoing managerial challenge. Studies in Industrialcountries showed that about 90%
of accidents occur because of unsafe behavior and human errors and only 10% of
those belong to unsuitable workplace and equipment (FGhofranipour, Iranian J Publ
Health, Vol. 38, No 2,2009,pp125). Even if workers do not have the right knowledge,
attitude and behavior toward safety measures in a safe workplace, all efforts for an
accident-free workplace will be in vain Clearly, therefore, safe behavior in routine
work poses managerial challenges.
Figure 1.1
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From the graph, we can see that the causes lead to the accident has been changed
follows the time, from high rate on engineering approach to system it’s self and now a
day human factor is the most contribution to accident causes. Changing the behavior
of employee is challenge of manager.
In case of Vietnam, occupational accident is a very important issue in industries,
especially in recent years the number of occupational accidents occurring more and
more as Industry is growing.
Also, according to the report of the MOLISA (Ministry of labor, invalid and social
affair), the material damage caused by occupationalaccidents occurring in the first 6
months of 2011 (expenses relating to medicine, funeral, compensations for families of
deaths and injury, .) was 143.331.800.000 vnd (2.62 times increase over the same
period in 2010), damage to property was 17.609.900.000 vnd (7.89 times increase
over the same period in 2010).
Also, according this report the causes of workplace accidents due to no training in
occupational safety for employees (7.8%), equipment is not safe (3.15%), not
equipped with personal protective equipment for workers (1.39%), no procedures,
safety measures (3.49%). Thus more then 80% of accidents occur which are
attributable to human factors. That is the attitude, knowledge, behavior of workers for
safe work
With the purpose of this study, the author considers to have the research on one
typical local big company on the field of production and erection in Hanoi area. The
result of the study and recommendations could applyto others on the same field and
area.
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The company selected was LILAMA 69-2 who with more than 50 years of constant
development, is known as one of the experienced forvessels, pipe manufacturer and
erection contractor in Vietnam
Being well aware of the strict requirements from client on the high quality
services, LILAMA 69-2 has been focusing on developing its human recourses
including qualified technical employees and engineers graduated from the
prestigious universities in Vietnam to be good in both technical qualification and
manufacturing experiences as well as investing more modernized facilities for
manufacturing works at factory (More detail about company structure can find in
chapter 3 of this thesis, but). The number of employees by end of 2012 was 1,180
staff and 120 leaders and managers. The company is 51% owned by state owned
Group LILAMA and 49% by private share holders with 57 BVND chapter capital.
Despite the company’s safety policy is “Ensure Safety in production with target Zero
accident and by providing safety training and occupational health to 100% workers;
daily supervision of safety and occupational health; 100% critical equipment to be
maintained follow procedures etc ”, safety and occupational health status formally
reported plus accidents/ incidents not formally recorded was on not good condition.
Follows report of LILAMA 692, in 2010, 2011,2012, 1 serious accident were
happened lead to die and many accidents or incidents not formally recorded
Thoroughly analyzed three years incident and investigation data and identified that
most of the workplace incidents are triggered by unsafe behaviors, persistence of
inherited traditional beliefs and overconfidence ofworkers.
It is obviously that the safety management system in the company is top down with
very “state owned training style”. The behavior based safety is something not yet
familiar within the companies.
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1.2. Problem statement.
In general, the study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of the safety
program and recommend safety training program on the safety behavior of workers
and the reduction or prevention of accident in a production company in Hanoi,
Vietnam.)
Specifically it seeks to answer the following questions:
1. What is the profile of workers in LILAMA 69-2 company.
2. What is the frequency and types/classification of work related accidents in
LILAMA 69-2 company?
3. What is the leading causes of work related accident in LILAMA company?
4. What is attitude of workers among safety and the safety climate in LILAMA 69-2?
5. What is the behavior of the management of LILAMA 69-2 towards safety program
in the company?
6. What safety program is appropriate to improve the safety behavior of workers and
safety climate in LILAMA 69-2?
1.3. Significance of the study:
The research studying about Behavioral Safety in Workplace of production company
in Hanoi area – The selected company is LILAMA 69-2 and establishes Behavior
Based Safety Training program for the company.
With research result about safety climate, culture and behaviors and by introduction
of Behavior Based Safety with its training program to managers and employees, the
study and training program arms to promote:
(i) the maintenance and promotion of workers’ health and working capacity; (ii) the
improvement of working environment and work to become conducive to safety and
health and (iii) development of work organizations and working cultures in a direction


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