Assessing Process Safety Management Practices and Their Impact on Workers’ Health in Negeri Sembilan’s Glove Manufacturing Industry
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Introduction: Process Safety Management (PSM) elements have been an essential consideration, especially in the manufacturing industry, as an effective implementation of the elements could curb the hazards exposure among workers. This study seeks to evaluate the implementation of PSM elements which are Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Mechanical Integrity (MI) and their impacts on worker’s health in glove manufacturing industry. Method: An analytical cross-sectional study was performed with 76 respondents from a glove manufacturing factory in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia using a stratified random sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to respondents through an online application. The acquired data was analyzed using SPSS Version 28. Results: The results showed that the PHA and MI were confirmed being implemented in the organization with overall mean of 2.80 and 2.83 respectively. Throughout 6 years of organization’s establishment, 8 total cases were reported and recorded in the NADOPOD system pertaining to accidents and diseases. However, there was no statistically significant association between PHA with workers’ health impact (r = -0.027, p = 0.817) and there was also no statistically significant association between MI with workers’ health impact (r = -0.091, p = 0.436). Conclusion: This study concludes that there could be an indicator for future research to study all 14 PSM elements in depth and its’ correlation with other health impact measurement related to medical condition.
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