A Study on Basic Health And Safety Knowledge That Influence The Safety At Maritime‘A Case Study Of DD & I Engineering Sdn. Bhd. / Irwan Ibrahim...[et al.]

Ibrahim, Irwan and Md Esa, Mashitah and Othman, Hasbullah and Bohiran, Irnaema (2010) A Study on Basic Health And Safety Knowledge That Influence The Safety At Maritime‘A Case Study Of DD & I Engineering Sdn. Bhd. / Irwan Ibrahim...[et al.]. In: ICOPS 2010 : International Conference on Public Polices & Social Sciences : E-Proceedings, 26 to 27 May 2010, SP Inn Hotel, Sungai Petani Kedah, Malaysia.

Abstract

Safety must be considered for all level of employee. The human life depends and responsible on the safety level at work place. Any safety issues are crucial to all established company.This study was conduct in DD & I Engineering Sdn. Bhd., a subcontractor company for Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (MMHE), which deals with the heavy work focusing on maritime. The company located at Pasir Gudang, Johor and established since 2001. The core business of the company are constructions with its core competencies in marine engineering that include blasting, painting, hydro jetting, power tooling, cleaning, mucking-out sludge, dislodging, disloping, valve, piping, main engines services, boiler, generator, cooling system, pump, navigation, underwater works and repair, maintenance and services of all kind of works pertaining of marine, ship and vessel. This study is to identify the relationship between health and safety knowledge towards the safety at maritime. The researcher chooses five basic health and safety knowledge as independent variable which are fire, manual handling, noise and vibration, safety signs and general health and safety. The questionnaires were distributed to the respondent as a method of data collection. These knowledge generally will influence the safety performance at maritime, but through the survey that have been conducted, it have the different result from the expectation. At the end of this study, the researcher recommends several recommendation in order to improve the safety performance at maritime. Hopefully, this study can be the guideline to maintain the safety level at work place.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Ibrahim, Irwan
irwan623@salam.uitm.edu.my
Md Esa, Mashitah
mashitah@salam.uitm.edu.my
Othman, Hasbullah
hasbullah979@salam.uitm.edu.my
Bohiran, Irnaema
irnaema@gmail.com
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Labor. Work. Working class > Labor. Work environment
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Labor. Work. Working class > Industrial hygiene. Industrial welfare. Work environment
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah > Sg Petani Campus
Event Title: ICOPS 2010 : International Conference on Public Polices & Social Sciences : E-Proceedings
Event Dates: 26 to 27 May 2010
Page Range: pp. 1-24
Keywords: health, safety, fire, manual handling, noise and vibration, safety signs, general health and safety.
Date: 2010
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/33358
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