Improving safety culture: positive environmental impacts of information delivery to foreign workers

• Main Authors: Salleh, Nurul Azita, Ab Hamid, Kamal, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Abd. Mutalib, Suzana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Foundation for Environmental Protection and Research (FEPR) 2019
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/25882/1/E%2028%20107%202019%20123%20127.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/25882/; http://www.ekolojidergisi.com/article/improving-safety-culture-positive-environmental-impacts-of-information-delivery-to-foreign-workers-5595
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

The present research strives to improve safety cultures to reduce work-related injuries in the hazardous environment of the construction industry for foreign workers using a training course. It focuses on developing a framework for needs of information delivery used by foreign workers based on misunderstanding problem in, Health, Safety and Environment Induction Training (HSEIT). The aim of this study is to discover the needs and redevelop a framework for information delivery for foreign workers in the course. This study has been carried out using quantitative approach with convenient sampling. The respondents are foreign workers who are involved in construction works in a natural environment. They are trained how to protect themselves against hazardous environmental and ecological events. Research findings revealed that among the needs for information delivery by the foreign workers in training course include printed text in their own language for the notes, books, booklets; oral delivery is also expected to be in their own language, which includes face-to-face delivery, slides, film, and video. This is found to be very beneficial when they confront dangerous environmental risks. Also, they need printed visual materials like notes as well as video. In overall, the needs framework is able to greatly impact and contribute in construction industry, in which it could be the guidelines and alternative reference for various parties like the course instructors, safety officer, and the Construction Industry and Development Board (CIDB). In fact, the environmental framework is able to increase the gained information and understanding in satisfying the needs of the foreign workers in the natural site besides advancing the instructors’ delivery of the contents in training course and eliminating the language barrier in HSEIT. It is also potential to help the CIDB achieving the course objective and increase the safety performance in open environments as well as the safety awareness among foreign workers. The findings of the study indicate that the training has played a role in decreased work-related injuries and changing attitudes to safety training.