Workers’ Safety Awareness Level on Hand Related Injury Accident in Metal Fabrication Industry

Z.  Amin; R.  Mohammad; S.  Abdul Aziz; N.  Othman

Authors

Z. Amin UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, Malaysia
R. Mohammad UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, Malaysia
S. Abdul Aziz UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, Malaysia
N. Othman UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, Malaysia

Keywords:

hand injury, metal fabrication industry, safety hazards, ergonomic risk factor, behaviour safety checklist, hand safety procedure

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to measure the safety awareness level of workers by means of hand related injury accident recorded in Production Department of Metal Fabrication Process Company located in southern peninsular Malaysia. Base on the accident data obtained from year 2008 until 2012, it showed an increasing numbers of accidents involving hand. In year 2008 the rate is 36.3%, year 2009 is 30%, year 2010 is 37.5%, year 2011 is 33.3% and year 2012 is 37.5%. Site observation has been conducted to assess the hazards involve (safety and ergonomic) to the metal fabrication activities being carried out. Survey Questionnaires have been distributed to 80 respondents from different job trade. The Respondent data was analysed to obtain the safety awareness level for each worker’s trade.