Comparison of Biological Factors and Safety Culture Perception Level of Hospital Cleaning Staff

Year 2023, Volume: 12 Issue: 3, 453 - 460, 28.09.2023

Barış Kaya , Yavuz Özoran

https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1268247

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this research is to identify the degree to which cleaning staff in public hospitals have adopted work health and safety activities and safety culture perceptions and converted these to behavior. Material and Method: The population for the research comprised 565 cleaning staff employed in a total of 12 secondary health institutions and tertiary health institutions linked to the union of public hospitals located in Giresun provincial center and counties. Data in the study were collected with a survey form including questions about sociodemographic features, working conditions, and knowledge, attitudes and behavior about biological factors and the Safety Culture Scale.Results: According to participant knowledge about biological factors causing infectious disease, only the fatalism subscale among safety culture perception levels was significant (p<0.05). For the relationship between participant behavior related to biological factors and safety culture, all dimensions of safety culture and the safety culture general variable were identified to significantly differ (p<0.05). Conclusion: To ensure safety in working environments, management attitude and behavior was determined to affect employees. Additionally, a statistically significant correlation was identified between occupational practices involving risky behavior and the fatalism variable. It appears the fatalistic approach may increase the risk of work accidents.

Keywords

Occupational Health, Safety, Culture

Hastane Temizlik Personelinin Biyolojik Faktörler ile Güvenlik Kültürü Algı Düzeyinin Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı iş sağlığı ve güvenliği faaliyetleri ile güvenlik kültürü algısının kamu hastanelerinde çalışanlar açısından ne ölçüde benimsendiği ve davranışa dönüştürüldüğünü belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmanın evrenini Giresun ili merkez ve ilçelerinde bulunan kamu hastaneler birliğine bağlı toplam 12 adet İkinci Basamak Sağlık Kurumları ve Üçüncü Basamak Sağlık Kurumlarında çalışmakta olan 565 temizlik personeli oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada veriler sosyodemografik özellikler ve çalışma koşullarına yönelik sorular ile biyolojik etkenlere yönelik bilgi, tutum ve davranışları içeren soruların yer aldığı anket formu ile Güvenlik Kültürü Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların bulaşıcı hastalığa neden olan biyolojik etkenler hakkındaki bilgi durumlarına göre güvenlik kültürü algı düzeyleri arasında sadece Kadercilik alt boyutunun anlamlı olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Biyolojik etkenlere yönelik katılımcılar tarafından gerçekleştirilen davranışlar ile güvenlik kültürü arasındaki ilişki ise güvenlik kültürü tüm boyutları ve Güvenlik Kültürü Genel değişkeninde anlamlı olarak farklılaştığı tespit edilmiştir (p<0.05). Sonuç: Çalışma ortamlarında güvenliğin sağlanmasında yönetimin tutum ve davranışının çalışanlar üzerinde etkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca riskli davranışlar içeren mesleki uygulamalar ile kadercilik değişkeni arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki tespit edilmiş, kaderci yaklaşımın iş kazası riskini artırabileceği görülmüştür.

Keywords

İş Sağlığı, Güvenlik, Kültür

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