Abstract

Role of Health and Safety Management Practices in Safety Performance of Malaysian Bumiputera SMEs

Highlights

  • Malaysia has launched Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan 2021 - 2025 (OSHMP2025), which consists of 7 strategies altogether. 51 programs include SME, advanced technology, R&D, new sectors are given prominence to Strategy 5 i.e., mainly about improving OHS compliance in the SME sector (DOSH, 2021)

  • The purpose of this paper is to investigate safety management practices and its associations with the safety performance in Malaysian Bumiputera SMEs

  • This study aims to determine the relationship of safety management practices and safety performance

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Introduction

Malaysia has launched Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan 2021 - 2025 (OSHMP2025), which consists of 7 strategies altogether. 51 programs include SME, advanced technology, R&D, new sectors are given prominence to Strategy 5 i.e., mainly about improving OHS compliance in the SME sector (DOSH, 2021). It warrants for a study to learn what the inclination of Bumiputera OHS management practices is; and how these activities influence the safety performance. Answers to these questions are important as they provide greater insight into SME OHS from both a theoretical and practical standpoint. The motivation for this study is to help the Malaysia Bumiputera SMEs in upgrading their knowledge and business outlook This could help them in increasing their business profit through the better health and safety management performance and practices. Contact situations could be prevented if risky activities were avoided

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