Title:
SAFETY AT WORK ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Authors:
Dr. Emmanuel, Tile Aime and Ahmed, Aliyu Tanko

Abstract:
The study discusses the relevance of safety and security at the work environment and its impact on the performance of business organizations. The spate of industrialization to the western world brings a corresponding and continuous impact in terms of industrial accidents, exposure to contagious chemical diseases and sometime an external attack as a result of insurgence, kidnapping, assassins and many others which are detrimental to human life. The main objective of the study is to identify if there is casual relationship between safety and security at work and organizational performance. The study adopted survey design and sampling techniques to select some organizations for investigation. The questionnaire method of gathering data was applied and the study used partial least square structural equation model (PLSSEM), smartPLS 3.0 software for purpose of estimation. The study reveals a significant relationship between safety and security at work environment and the organizational performance. It concludes that the persistent implementation of measures of safety and security; workers training; safety participation and involvement of workers; and labor compliance to safety measures are valuables to the organization and can provide positive changes to the organization.

Keywords:
Security, Safety, Performance.