The effect of organizational safety and health practices on employees' job satisfaction level at Associated Kaolin Industries Berhad / Rossita Ladin and Sazana Ab Rahman

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of organizational safety and health practices on employees' job satisfaction level at Associated Kaolin Industries Berhad (KAOLIN), Tapah. About 120 set of questionnaires were distributed to the population of KAOLIN including upper management, lower management and operations sections. 100 questionnaires were returned. This study used two sources of data for analysis consist primary and secondary data. Primary data was acquired through interview, questionnaires and observations. Interview was conducted with Human Resource Officer, Cik Mas Suria bt Ahmad. The questionnaires consisted of open-ended and closed-ended questions. Once the data have been collected, it was analyzed through SPSS. The first objective of this study was to find out the level of understanding and awareness of safety and health standards and procedures among employees at KAOLIN, the second objective was to identify the extent of the implementation of security standards and procedures that are practiced at KAOLIN and third objective was to investigate the effect of the implementation of safety and health standards and procedures by KAOLIN on employees job satisfaction level. The findings of the study found that there were different level of understanding and awareness of safety and health standards and procedures among employees at KAOLIN in regarding their personal profile, working experience and educational level. There were extensions practices and implementation of security standards and procedures at KAOLIN. More than half of the respondents were not satisfied with the implementation of safety and health standards and procedures at KAOLIN.