An Assessment of Occupational Health & Environmental Safety on Job Performance in Echotex Ltd

Fahim Rahman

ISBN 10: 3656755957 / ISBN 13: 9783656755951

Published by GRIN Verlag, 2014

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: B.Sc in Environmental Science, , language: English, abstract: Recent accidents happening in most companies in Bangladesh should be a source of worry to everyone. Most employers fail to put in place suitable health and safety measures in place at their workplace to defend not only the employees and management but also clients/customers and other stakeholders who might have some kind of interest in the company or institution. Ineffective occupational health and safety policy have a negative effect on the organization as well as the workforce. Some of these include, cost of wages paid for time lost, cost of damage to material or equipment, cost of overtime work required as a result of accidents etc. It is against this background that the researcher decided to research into the area. The topic for the work was an assessment of occupational health and safety practices on job performance at the EchoTex Ltd. Being a garment factory, the staff, management, guards and other stakeholders are expose to several risks and hazards. The research aimed among other things to examine the effect of occupational health and safety on job performance. The officers, administrators, technicians, cooks, guards etc. in the departments and units of the factory formed the population of the study. Eighty respondents formed the sample size of the study. Data was collected through questionnaire, interviews and review of relevant literature from books, articles, website etc. It was found out that the current occupational health and safety practices at the factory were inadequate. Staff commitment and compliance to health and safety rules was also low. It was recommended that management of the factory constitute a safety committee and maintain regular monitoring, inspection and evaluation and conduct reviews for improvement.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Assessment of Occupational Health & Environmental Safety on Job Performance in Echotex Ltd
• Publisher: GRIN Verlag
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3656755957
• ISBN 13: 9783656755951
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 6D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 112 grams

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Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: B.Sc in Environmental Science, , language: English, abstract: Recent accidents happening in most companies in Bangladesh should be a source of worry to everyone. Most employers fail to put in place suitable health and safety measures in place at their workplace to defend not only the employees and management but also clients/customers and other stakeholders who might have some kind of interest in the company or institution. Ineffective occupational health and safety policy have a negative effect on the organization as well as the workforce. Some of these include, cost of wages paid for time lost, cost of damage to material or equipment, cost of overtime work required as a result of accidents etc. It is against this background that the researcher decided to research into the area. The topic for the work was an assessment of occupational health and safety practices on job performance at the EchoTex Ltd. Being a garment factory, the staff, management, guards and other stakeholders are expose to several risks and hazards. The research aimed among other things to examine the effect of occupational health and safety on job performance. The officers, administrators, technicians, cooks, guards etc. in the departments and units of the factory formed the population of the study. Eighty respondents formed the sample size of the study. Data was collected through questionnaire, interviews and review of relevant literature from books, articles, website etc. It was found out that the current occupational health and safety practices at the factory were inadequate. Staff commitment and compliance to health and safety rules was also low. It was recommended that management of the factory constitute a safety committee and maintain regular monitoring, inspection and evaluation and conduct reviews for improvement.