IMPACT OF EMPLOYEES SAFETY CULTURE ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN SHELL BONNY TERMINAL INTEGRATED PROJECT (BTIP)
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 5
Abstract
The paper focuses on the impact of employees’ safety culture on organizational performance (improved management/employees safety practices, enhanced productivity, increased profitability and reduced accident/ incident rate) in shell bonny terminal integrated project. It defines employees’ safety culture as a product of individual and group values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies, and patterns of behavior that determine the level of commitment, style and proficiency of an organization’s safety management system. It assumes that inculcation of employees’ safety culture on the workforce at the task level using behavior-based safety culture approach (enforcement and education) has an influence on employees’ safety performance as well as on company performance: enhancement of productivity, profitability and loss control through reduction of accident/incident rate. The paper posits that: if construction companies in Shell Bonny terminal integrated project (BTIP) inculcate safety culture in their workforce through changing employees’ attitude to safety, there will be an improvement in employees’ obedience to safety rules and regulations thus enhancing better safety performance. The better safety performance of employees will lead to few accidents, damages, liabilities, legal costs, medical costs etc. through reduction of safety risks and creation of better opportunities for rehabilitation of employees after injury. The better safety performance of the company will bring about better productivity, profitability, efficiency, quality, good corporate image and innovative capacity. The paper concludes that inculcation of employees’ safety culture on the workforce at the task level in the Shell Bonny terminal integrated project (BTIP) will improve employees’ safety practices at work thus enhancing their productivity, profitability and loss control. It therefore recommends among others: for visible top management commitment to construction employees safety culture, establishment of monthly safety incentive schemes for employees, training/retraining of employees on safe work procedure, increase in site safety audits and focusing of monthly safety meetings on employees’ attitudinal change towards safety.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. M.O. Agwu, MNIM, MNISP| Department of Business Administration, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
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