THE EFFECT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PRACTICES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF GRADE-1 CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, ADDIS ABABA

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of occupational safety and health management practices on organizational performance in the case of selected Grade-1 building construction companies in Addis Ababa. Quantitative research approach along with explanatory research design was applied to examine the relationship between occupational safety and health variables and organizational performance. Employees of the selected construction companies were considered as target population, of which a total of 272 usable and valid responses were obtained through convenience non-probability sampling technique. The data set obtained from private building construction enterprises through self-administered questionnaire were analyzed by multiple linear regression model with the help of SPSS 21.0. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were adopted to investigate the relationship of the stated variables. Results of the findings revealed that such occupational safety and health management practices as safety procedures and risk management, safety and health rules, first aid support and training, and organizational safety support had a positive effect on organizational performance. Moreover, it was seen that safety occupational safety support and safety procedure & risk management positively and strongly affect organizational performance. It can, thus, be concluded that all the five dimensions of occupational safety and health practices had positive and statistically significant effect on the performance of construction companies in Addis Ababa.