Abstract
Identifying, evaluating, and controlling workplace hazards are important functions of safety professionals (SPs). The purpose of this study was to investigate the content and frequency of hazard management dealt by safety professionals in colleges. The authors also explored the effects of organizational factors/individual factors on SPs’ perception of frequency of hazard management. The researchers conducted survey research to achieve the objective of this study. The researchers mailed questionnaires to 200 SPs in colleges after simple random sampling, then received a total of 144 valid responses (response rate = 72%). Exploratory factor analysis indicated that the hazard management scale (HMS) extracted five factors, including physical hazards, biological hazards, social and psychological hazards, ergonomic hazards, and chemical hazards. Moreover, the top 10 hazards that the survey results identified that safety professionals were most likely to deal with (in order of most to least frequent) were: organic solvents, illumination, other chemicals, machinery and equipment, fire and explosion, electricity, noise, specific chemicals, human error, and lifting/carrying. Finally, the results of one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) indicated there were four individual factors that impacted the perceived frequency of hazard management which were of statistical and practical significance: job tenure in the college of employment, type of certification, gender, and overall job tenure. SPs within colleges and industries can now discuss plans revolving around these five areas instead of having to deal with all of the separate hazards.
Highlights
IntroductionEducation is a valuable means for learning knowledge, skills, and attitudes
The primary objective of the present study was divided into the following goals: (1) develop a hazard management scale (HMS) for college safety professionals (SPs); (2) examine the orders of frequency of SP hazard management; and (3) examine the influences that different organizational or individual factors have on the hazard management of college SPs
The results of an internal consistency analysis showed that the factors individually and collectively achieved favorable reliability
Summary
Education is a valuable means for learning knowledge, skills, and attitudes. A system of schooling has continually developed and matured over time, gradually forming standardized school classifications. Among the numerous school classifications, universities are defined as institutions of higher education that provide comprehensive education and research opportunities and are authorized to award academic degrees. According to the University Act of Taiwan [1], universities are senior educational organizations established according to the Act that grant academic degrees above the bachelor’s degree (inclusive), encourage academic research, cultivate talent, enhance culture, serve society, and accelerate the development of the country. Because of rapid social change and the increasing demand for higher education in recent years, the number of universities in Taiwan has increased exponentially, and universities have
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