Tahap Kesedaran Staf Akademik KSKB Sungai Buluh Terhadap Aspek Keselamatan dan Kesihatan di Tempat Kerja

This study aims to identify the level of awareness of the academic staff of Allied Health Sciences College of Sungai Buloh (KSKB) for occupational safety and health. In conducting this study, the questionnaire was used as the main instrument to collect data. Data were analyzed descriptively using frequency, percentage and mean score to determine the level of awareness towards safety and health at work. While, to see the relationship between demographic factors and the level of awareness towards safety and health, one way ANOVA was used. The results showed that academic staff KSKB have a high level of awareness of safety and health by finding the average total mean score for each factor 4.03. The study also conducted an evaluation of the academic staff awareness of safety and health based on demographic characteristics. The findings from the aspects of the race were found to have high levels of awareness with mean scores between 3.80 to 4.06. And the level of awareness of the respondents are directly proportional to the grade designation, level of education and years of service with their overall mean score recorded 4.04.Results of one-way ANOVA analysis also found that race factor not siginificanttowards the level of awareness on occupational safety and health for academic staff KSKB Sg. Buloh, while for the factor of education level, grade designation and years of service show a significant impact on the level of awareness. Finally, this study found that in order to enhance the level of awareness among academic staff KSKB Sg. Buloh on safety and health, then should the Department or organization concerned should intensify programs such as health and safety training, talks the importance of health and safety, enforcement and others.