Occupational Safety Management: A Case Study of Siam Quality Industries Company Limited

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 1) to study problems relating to occupational safety management, 2) to study factors influencing the implementation of occupational safety management, and 3) to draw up the guidelines on the implementation of occupational safety management. This qualitative research was conducted using in-depth interviews, non-participant observation, and related research papers. The researcher chose the purposive sampling technique by purposively selecting five experts and academics in occupational safety management (Group 1), five heads responsible for occupational safety at Siam Quality Industries Co., Ltd. (Group 2), and ten employees working at Siam Quality Industries Co., Ltd. (Group 3). The findings revealed that 1) there were problems relating to the achievement of occupational safety management in relation to its set objectives. Moreover, 2) the industrial factories had to formulate strategic plans for human resource management to ensure occupational safety by defining the direction and goals. Also, there must be a performance evaluation in order to ensure that the work performance at all levels was in accordance with the agreed indicators. With regard to 3) the guidelines on the implementation of occupational safety management, there should be activities (1) to promote safety and health, (2) to raise and strengthen safety awareness, and (3) to adjust attitudes which will affect behavior towards safety.