International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE)
ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8 Issue-2S10, September 2019
53
Published By:
Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering
& Sciences Publication
Retrieval Number: B10080982S1019/2019©BEIESP
DOI:10.35940/ijrte.B1008.0982S1019
Abstract: Occupational safety and health (OSH) aspect in
organization plays an important role in enhancing workers and
job performance. This study aim is to conduct a systematic review
of the literature on the definition of OSH performance in order to
generalize the concept of OSH in organization. The search
strategy targeted several electronic databases and identified more
than 1000 potential articles. By focusing on the issues of OSH
aspect in organization, few articles were examined (assessed with
at least one related OSH aspects, published in Malay and English
in peer reviewed literature). At the end, several articles met
relevance criteria and were then appraised for methodological
strength. The result shows varieties of definition and concept of
OSH. The main purpose of implementing OSH at work is to
reduce all safety and health problems affecting workers and those
that related to workers’ connection with the organization.
Therefore, a good implementation of OSH at work is required in
order to achieve the organization’s objectives. In conclusion, OSH
aspects have respective diversity approaches to enhance workers’
well-being and performance at work.
Keywords: Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), Workers
performance, Job Performance
I. INTRODUCTION
InT general,T performanceT canT beT conceptualizedT
andT measuredT atT broaderT levels,T eitherT inT groups,T
organizations,T orT industries.T ThisT studyT seeksT toT
investigateT OSHT performanceT asT itT relatesT toT
ability,T asT wellT asT behavioralT aspectsT inT theT
contextT ofT OSHT thatT contributeT toT variousT
workers’T outcomes.T ItT alsoT seeksT toT promoteT andT
maintainT theT physical,T mental,T andT socialT
well-beingT ofT workersT atT theT workplace,T allT ofT
whichT areT majorT concernsT inT theT contextT ofT
OSH.T EncouragingT andT implementingT aspectsT ofT
OSHT willT assistT inT enhancingT bothT workerT andT
organizationalT performance.
OverlookingT theT importanceT ofT maintainingT
workers’T healthT andT socialT well-beingT atT workT
willT leadT toT numerousT problemsT toT bothT theT
Revised Manuscript Received on September 25, 2019
Mohd Nasir Selamat, Centre of Human and Societal Wellbeing,
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan,
Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia. Email: md_nasir@ukm.edu.my
Mukhiffun Mukapit, Technical University of Malaysia, Malacca,
Malaysia.
Siti Fardaniah Abd Aziz, Centre of Human and Societal Wellbeing,
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan,
Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia.
Zafir Khan Mohamed Makhbul, School of Management, Faculty of
Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia, Bangi,
Malaysia.
individualsT asT wellT asT theT organization.T
Specifically,T thisT mayT leadT toT aT lossT ofT workers’T
talentsT andT decreaseT inT organizationalT performance.T
Therefore,T itT isT necessaryT toT promoteT andT
maintainT highestT degreeT ofT physical,T mental,T andT
socialT well-beingT ofT individualsT inT allT occupationsT
toT ensureT theirT performanceT atT work.
AtT anT individualT level,T lowT levelsT ofT healthT
outcomes,T mayT affectT notT onlyT individual’sT ownT
qualityT lifeT butT alsoT theirT relationshipT withT others.T
ForT instance,T generalT mentalT depressionT willT lowerT
individual’sT normalT capabilityT toT performT butT mayT
alsoT driveT awayT friendsT andT familyT becauseT theT
negativeT responseT he/sheT mayT demonstrateT dueT toT
theT depression;T thisT contributesT toT theT increaseT inT
amongstT sixT AsianT countriesT inT which,T inT
Malaysia,T itT isT foundT thatT 48%T outT ofT 532T
MalaysianT respondentT sufferedT fromT someT minorT
health,T whileT 30%T ofT MalaysianT womenT andT
sevenT perT centT ofT menT hadT majorT healthT issuesT
(NewsT StraitT TimeT onT SeptemberT 20,T 2015).T
TheseT eventuallyT mayT resultT toT otherT socialT
illnessT inT theT longT run.
OnT theT otherT hand,T companiesT withT theT highestT
healthT problems,T poorT facilities,T andT environmentalT
problemsT asT wellT asT poorT workingT environmentT
willT leadT toT decreaseT levelT ofT employees’T workT
performanceT [1];T [2];T [3].T Consequently,T itT couldT
affectT organizationalT performance,T suchT asT increaseT
inT organizationsT costT dueT toT workT delay,T accident,T
andT inefficiencies.
InT addition,T atT theT organizationT level,T
occupationalT safetyT andT healthT canT incurT higherT
operationalT cost.T ForT instance,T work-relatedT
accidentsT andT injuriesT significantlyT affectT theT costT
ofT insuranceT premiumsT paidT byT companiesT [4];T
[5];T [6].T TheT costT ofT workers’T medicalT benefitsT
increasesT withT aT highT incidentT ofT accidentsT andT
injuries,T whichT eventually,T addsT toT theT
administrativeT costs,T inT whichT organizationT haveT toT
payT higherT insuranceT premiumT [7];T [8].T UnhealthyT
andT unsafeT workplaceT wouldT alsoT increaseT medicalT
bills.T Moreover,T ifT theT OSHT problemT continues,T itT
isT predictedT toT involveT inT higherT compensationT
payT outT andT resultedT inT higherT administrationT costT
toT theT organizationT andT government.
BasedT onT previousT availableT literature,T itT isT
demonstratedT thatT littleT effortT wasT spentT onT
clarifyingT theT OSHT
performanceT conceptT inT
theT workplaceT [9];T [10].T
Re-definition of Occupational Safety and Health
Performance in Malaysian Manufacturing Industry
Mohd Nasir Selamat, Mukhiffun Mukapit, Siti Fardaniah Abd Aziz , Zafir Khan Mohamed
Makhbul