Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Analyzing Safety Culture in Sri Lankan Industrial Chemical Laboratories (Original article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Analyzing Safety Culture in Sri Lankan Industrial Chemical Laboratories (Original article)
Analyzing Safety Culture in Sri Lankan Industrial Chemical Laboratories (Original article)
Subject
Accidents, Chemicals, Attitude, Culture, Survey questionnaire
Description
Background: A laboratory where chemicals are handled can be considered a hazardous environment, and hence, prudent practices should be strictly enforced. If not, deadly accidents and incidents could occur due to a lack of safety practices and poor safety culture. The purpose of this study is to analyze the existing safety culture and propose potential recommendations to enhance the level of safety education in the chemical laboratories in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.
Methods: A survey questionnaire was administered among the laboratory supervisors of the chemical laboratories in the Western Province of Sri Lanka in 2019.
Results: Even though 80 surveys were distributed among prospective participants, only 46 surveys were submitted, which is 58% of the response rate. Most of the individuals who participated in the survey were females below 35 years old, and approximately 96% of the participants had at least one year of working experience in the same laboratory setting. The majority considered safety as an important factor that requires further improvements with third-party safety inspections; however, 54% of the respondents
mentioned that those inspections were conducted by the employees from their laboratory.
Conclusion: From the study, it has been discovered that employees have knowledge of safety culture to a certain extent. A significant percentage (83%) of participants believed that further safety measures are required for a safer laboratory. However, the study revealed that the attitudes of some employees should be changed to have a better safety culture. Hence the authors would like to suggest having annual training sessions and well-formulated safety policies to improve the safety culture.
Methods: A survey questionnaire was administered among the laboratory supervisors of the chemical laboratories in the Western Province of Sri Lanka in 2019.
Results: Even though 80 surveys were distributed among prospective participants, only 46 surveys were submitted, which is 58% of the response rate. Most of the individuals who participated in the survey were females below 35 years old, and approximately 96% of the participants had at least one year of working experience in the same laboratory setting. The majority considered safety as an important factor that requires further improvements with third-party safety inspections; however, 54% of the respondents
mentioned that those inspections were conducted by the employees from their laboratory.
Conclusion: From the study, it has been discovered that employees have knowledge of safety culture to a certain extent. A significant percentage (83%) of participants believed that further safety measures are required for a safer laboratory. However, the study revealed that the attitudes of some employees should be changed to have a better safety culture. Hence the authors would like to suggest having annual training sessions and well-formulated safety policies to improve the safety culture.
Creator
Ashen I. Samaranayake, Sajani Nishadya, Udaya K. Jayasundara
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
March 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
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Citation
Ashen I. Samaranayake, Sajani Nishadya, Udaya K. Jayasundara, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Analyzing Safety Culture in Sri Lankan Industrial Chemical Laboratories (Original article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2236.
Analyzing Safety Culture in Sri Lankan Industrial Chemical Laboratories (Original article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2236.