THE INFLUENCE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES ON EMPLOYEES’ ATTITUDE AMONG NURSES IN OAUTH, OSUN STATE.

Abstract

This study looked at the influence of industrial health and safety on workers' attitudes among nurses in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC). Specifically, the purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of industrial health and safety on employee engagement, employee performance, and job satisfaction among nurses in the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex. A cross-sectional survey was adopted for the study using quantitative approaches to determine industrial health and safety influence on workers' attitudes among nurses in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC). The target population was 809 nurses from OAUTHC. Purposive, stratified, and simple random sampling techniques were used to sample 267 respondents comprising all the units and the nurses from OAUTHC. Data was collected through drop and drop-and-pick questionnaire and analyzed with the aid of descriptive and inferential statistics. Linear regression models and ANOVA were used in determining the significant influence of independent variables on industrial health and safety. The formulated hypotheses were tested. The study found that industrial health and safety significantly influence job satisfaction, employee performance, and employee commitment among nurses in OAUTHC Ile-Ife Osun State. The conclusion from the findings of this study is that industrial health and safety contribute to workers' attitudes when perceived as threatening to their well-being. The frequency of industrial health and safety was observed to be the leading cause of workers' attitudes and low commitment to work, and it affects both the life of the employee and their performance level. The study recommended creating and implementing a policy that sensitizes and allows for good welfare services such as drinking water facilities, toilet facilities, canteen services, and parking spaces in the work environment to improve employees' job satisfaction levels. Keywords: Industrial Health and Safety, Workers’ Attitude, Employee Performance, Job Satisfaction, Employee Commitment, Nurse.