Accidents in the food-manufacturing small and medium sized Malaysian industries
This research tried to find out the types and causes of accidents that happen in food-manufacturing factories in small and medium-sized industries (SMIs) in Kedah and the actions taken by the employers following the occurrence of the accidents. Results showed that majority of the respondents had enc...
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| author | Hussin, Zaliha Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Ju, Soon Yew Kong, Lai Kuan |
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| description | This research tried to find out the types and causes of accidents that happen in food-manufacturing factories in small and medium-sized industries (SMIs) in Kedah and the actions taken by the employers following the occurrence of the accidents. Results showed that majority of the respondents had encountered slight injuries. The majority of the accidents were caused by human factors, and employers seldom took serious actions against those involved in workplace accidents. Small cut was identified as the commonest type of accident that occurred in the SMIs for the past two years. Findings also indicated that many of the employers were less interested in giving out incentives when their employees complied with all the safety rules and regulations while punishments were less serious for those who do not complied with safety rules and regulations. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-76082017-10-23T08:06:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7608/ Accidents in the food-manufacturing small and medium sized Malaysian industries Hussin, Zaliha Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Ju, Soon Yew Kong, Lai Kuan This research tried to find out the types and causes of accidents that happen in food-manufacturing factories in small and medium-sized industries (SMIs) in Kedah and the actions taken by the employers following the occurrence of the accidents. Results showed that majority of the respondents had encountered slight injuries. The majority of the accidents were caused by human factors, and employers seldom took serious actions against those involved in workplace accidents. Small cut was identified as the commonest type of accident that occurred in the SMIs for the past two years. Findings also indicated that many of the employers were less interested in giving out incentives when their employees complied with all the safety rules and regulations while punishments were less serious for those who do not complied with safety rules and regulations. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7608/1/7608.pdf Hussin, Zaliha and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman and Ju, Soon Yew and Kong, Lai Kuan (2008) Accidents in the food-manufacturing small and medium sized Malaysian industries. Asian Social Science, 4 (8). pp. 27-31. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/1132 10.5539/ass.v4n8p27 |
| spellingShingle | Hussin, Zaliha Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Ju, Soon Yew Kong, Lai Kuan Accidents in the food-manufacturing small and medium sized Malaysian industries |
| title | Accidents in the food-manufacturing small and medium sized Malaysian industries |
| title_full | Accidents in the food-manufacturing small and medium sized Malaysian industries |
| title_fullStr | Accidents in the food-manufacturing small and medium sized Malaysian industries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accidents in the food-manufacturing small and medium sized Malaysian industries |
| title_short | Accidents in the food-manufacturing small and medium sized Malaysian industries |
| title_sort | accidents in the food manufacturing small and medium sized malaysian industries |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7608/1/7608.pdf |
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