The Effect of Occupational Health and Safety Practices on the Psychological Contract: A Research in the Cement Sector

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 4, 560 - 587, 30.10.2022

Ahmet Tambay , Adnan Çelik

https://doi.org/10.33723/rs.1181232

Abstract

With the effect of increasing industrialization and technological developments in the world, the emergence of new risks has become inevitable. It is important to determine the impact of these possible risks on the human factor, which is expressed as the workforce, and to create the necessary conditions for a safe and healthy work environment by employers. This situation will create the perception that the requirements of the psychological contract based on the principle of reciprocity are fulfilled in the employees. The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of occupational health and safety practices in the cement industry on the psychological contracts of employees. The data of the research were obtained from the Cement production facilities operating in the Central Anatolia region between December 2017 and February 2018 by the survey method. In the light of the findings obtained from 409 questionnaires suitable for the analysis, there was found a negative (-.17) and a significantly low relationship between occupational health and safety practices and the transactional psychological contract dimension at the p < .001 level, and a positive (.23) significantly relationship with the relational psychological contract dimension.

Keywords

Occupational Health and Safety, Psychological Contract, Transactional, Relational

İŞ SAĞLIĞI VE GÜVENLİĞİ UYGULAMALARININ PSİKOLOJİK SÖZLEŞMEYE ETKİSİ: ÇİMENTO SEKTÖRÜNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Dünyada artan sanayileşme ve teknolojik gelişmelerin etkisiyle yeni risklerin ortaya çıkması kaçınılmaz hale gelmiştir. Bu muhtemel risklerin, işgücü olarak ifade edilen insan faktörü üzerindeki etkisinin belirlenmesi ve işverenler tarafından güvenli ve sağlıklı bir iş ortamı için gerekli koşulların oluşturulması önemlidir. Bu durum çalışanlarda karşılıklılık ilkesine dayanan psikolojik sözleşmenin gereklerinin yerine getirilme algısı yaratacaktır. Çalışmanın amacı çimento endüstrisindeki iş sağlığı ve güvenliği uygulamalarının çalışanların psikolojik sözleşmeleri üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Araştırmanın verileri Aralık 2017 ve Şubat 2018 tarihleri arasında Orta Anadolu bölgesinde faaliyette bulunan çimento üretim tesislerinden anket yöntemi ile elde edilmiştir. Analize uygun 409 anketten elde edilen bulgular ışığında iş sağlığı ve güvenliği uygulamaları ile işlemsel psikolojik sözleşme boyutu arasında p < .001 düzeyinde negatif (-.17) yönde anlamlı düşük bir ilişki, ilişkisel psikolojik sözleşme boyutuyla ise pozitif (.23) yönde anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur.

Keywords

İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği, Psikolojik Sözleşme, İşlemsel, İlişkisel

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