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Investigating differences between subcontracted and in-house employees in terms of safety-related variables
Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/128874 Investigating differences between subcontracted and in-house employees in terms of safety-related variables Linde, Christin Goosen, Susan Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. System safety Safety measures -- Human factors UCTD Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Subcontracting formed the focus of this study as these practices have been shown in research to have significant implications for occupational health and safety (Quinlan et al., 2001). Moreover, subcontracting is widely manifest in the South African context (Kenny & Bezuidenhout, 1999). Valluru et al. (2017) reported that the prevalence of subcontracting is increasing even though accident rates amongst subcontracted employees are higher than those of in-house employees. It is further noted that existing research has not extensively investigated those variables that could possibly cause subcontracted employees to continue to experience higher rates of serious injury in comparison to in-house employees, even when safety, health, and environmental management systems are in place in, specifically high-risk work environments. This study, therefore, aimed to identify these variables in the literature and construct a model based on the variables identified. Then, in a preliminary comparative study, the aim was to examine the differences between two groups, namely subcontracted and in-house employees, on those safety-related variables identified. The study employed a self-report composite questionnaire adapted for use in a South African, Paterson bands A and B operational-level sample (N = 98). Data collected from the two groups of employees were analysed by means of multivariate analysis of variance using Wilks’s lambda statistic where the independent variable is subcontracted status and the dependent variables are (1) perceived management safety commitment, (2) perceived production pressure, (3) attitude towards safety behaviour, (4) safety behaviour intention, and perceived safety behaviour measured as (5) safety compliance and (6) safety participation. While good internal consistency was found for the measure adapted for use for the study, null hypotheses of no statistically significant differences between the two groups could not be rejected at a confidence interval of 95%. Notably, however, in post-hoc one-way analyses of variance conducted, small, statistically insignificant differences were observed in the variables perceived production pressure (p = 0.13) and safety participation (p = 0.05). Therefore, a tendency for the groups to differ slightly on these two variables is noted. Although these differences were not statistically significant (p > 0.05), the differences observed, albeit small, have implications in practice. In the context of the field of safety management, a small improvement or a small mishap could determine the difference between life and death for the numerous individuals affected by the outcomes of safety incidents. Therefore, these differences noted can be further explored in internal diagnostic procedures where these groups of employees work, as well as in safety-related interventions implemented within organisations and as such find application in practice. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Subkontraktering vorm die fokus van hierdie studie aangesien daar in navorsing getoon is dat hierdie praktyke beduidende implikasies vir beroepsgesondheid en -veiligheid het (Quinlan et al., 2001). Boonop kom subkontraktering wyd in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks voor (Kenny & Bezuidenhout, 1999). Valluru et al. (2017) het berig dat die voorkoms van subkontraktering toeneem al is ongeluksyfers onder gesubkontrakteerde werknemers hoer as die van interne werknemers. Daar word verder opgemerk dat bestaande navorsing nie omvattend ondersoek ingestel het na daardie veranderlikes wat moontlik kan veroorsaak dat gesubkontrakteerde werknemers steeds hoer koerse van ernstige beserings ervaar in vergelyking met interne werknemers nie, selfs wanneer veiligheid, gesondheid en omgewingsbestuurstelsels in plek is in, spesifiek hoerisiko-werkomgewings. Hierdie studie het dus ten doel gehad om hierdie veranderlikes in die literatuur te identifiseer en 'n model te bou gebaseer op die veranderlikes wat geidentifiseer is. Dan, in 'n voorlopige vergelykende studie was die doel om die verskille tussen twee groepe, naamlik onderkontrakteerde en interne werknemers, op daardie veiligheidsverwante veranderlikes wat geidentifiseer is te ondersoek. Die studie het gebruik gemaak van 'n self-verslag saamgestelde vraelys wat aangepas is vir gebruik in 'n Suid-Afrikaanse, Paterson band A en B operasionele vlak steekproef (N = 98). Data wat van die twee groepe werknemers ingesamel is, is ontleed deur middel van meerveranderlike variansieanalise deur gebruik te maak van Wilks se lambda-statistiek waar die onafhanklike veranderlike gesubkontrakteerde status is en die afhanklike veranderlikes (1) waargenome bestuursveiligheidsverbintenis, (2) waargenome produksiedruk, (3) houding jeens veiligheidsgedrag, (4) veiligheidsgedrag voorneme, en waargenome veiligheidsgedrag gemeet as (5) veiligheidsnakoming en (6) veiligheidsdeelname. Terwyl goeie interne konsekwentheid gevind is vir die maatstaf wat aangepas is vir gebruik vir die studie, kon nulhipoteses van geen statisties beduidende verskille tussen die twee groepe verwerp word teen 'n vertrouensinterval van 95%. Opmerklik egter, in post-hoc eenrigting ontledings van variansie wat uitgevoer is, is klein, statisties onbeduidende verskille waargeneem in die veranderlikes waargenome produksiedruk (p = 0.13) en veiligheidsdeelname (p = 0.05). Daarom word 'n neiging vir die groepe om effens te verskil oor hierdie twee veranderlikes opgemerk. Alhoewel hierdie verskille nie statisties betekenisvol was nie (p > 0.05), het die verskille wat waargeneem is, alhoewel klein, implikasies in die praktyk. In die konteks van die veld van veiligheidsbestuur kan 'n klein verbetering of 'n klein ongeluk die verskil tussen lewe en dood bepaal vir die talle individue wat deur die uitkomste van veiligheidsvoorvalle geraak word. Daarom kan hierdie verskille wat opgemerk is verder ondersoek word in interne diagnostiese prosedures waar hierdie groepe werknemers werk, sowel as in veiligheidsverwante intervensies wat binne organisasies geimplementeer word en as sodanig toepassing vind in die praktyk. Masters 2023-11-21T07:29:15Z 2024-01-08T14:12:54Z 2023-11-21T07:29:15Z 2024-01-08T14:12:54Z 2023-12 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128874 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 93 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | System safety Safety measures -- Human factors UCTD Linde, Christin Investigating differences between subcontracted and in-house employees in terms of safety-related variables |
| title | Investigating differences between subcontracted and in-house employees in terms of safety-related variables |
| title_full | Investigating differences between subcontracted and in-house employees in terms of safety-related variables |
| title_fullStr | Investigating differences between subcontracted and in-house employees in terms of safety-related variables |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating differences between subcontracted and in-house employees in terms of safety-related variables |
| title_short | Investigating differences between subcontracted and in-house employees in terms of safety-related variables |
| title_sort | investigating differences between subcontracted and in house employees in terms of safety related variables |
| topic | System safety Safety measures -- Human factors UCTD |
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