The Effect of Training on Health, Safety and Environment Issues on the Level of Awareness and Behavior of Employees in a Zinc Manufacturing Factory

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Department of Environmental Education, Payame noor University

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The lack of sufficient awareness of the employees about safety, health and environmental guidelines at the work environment and consequently their non-standard behaviors in the areas mentioned above results in damage to themselves, the environment and their employers. Since education can play an effective role in promoting awareness and behavioral change among individuals, a study was conducted to determine “the impact of training on safety, health and environmental issues on the level of Awareness and behavior of employees in a zinc manufacturing Factory.” The present study was carried out using a quasi-experimental method with a test group. In this study, 26 employees of the ingot manufacturing unit in a Zinc factory who were selected by random sampling as a sample group was involved in the educational intervention in the areas of safety, health, and environment. Information gathering tools were researcher-made questionnaires on workers' knowledge and behavior, whose validity and reliability was obtained before the study, as well as the OSHA form for collecting records of recordable events to determine their safety performance. The Data analyzed by SPSS software version 22. The dependent t and Wilcoxon tests were used. The results of the tests showed that knowledge scores, behavior measurement, and the level of the safety performance of the workers after the training were improved and the practice was effective.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 6, Issue 3
June 2018
Pages 91-104

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