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Electrical safety practices: The case study of a utility company in Malaysia

Nur Hidayah, Abdul Rahman (2016) Electrical safety practices: The case study of a utility company in Malaysia. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the implementation of electrical safety practices
of a utility company in Malaysia, secondly to examine the importance roles and responsibilities of management level and employees in ensuring electrical safety at the workplace and also to identify factors contributing to effectiveness of electrical safety practices employed by the utility company. This utility company is chosen due to the fact that the employees are frequently exposed to the electricity risk, threat and hazard in the
workplace or worksite. Data were collected by three (3) methods includes through interview session, documents collected and data from reliable online and offline sources. These data then were analyzed and presented in details, tables and figures.
Three (3) themes in electrical safety practices were developed in this study. The first theme is management commitment and employees' involvement, second theme is occupational safety and health (OSH) facilities and programs and lastly the third theme, safe work procedures. These themes had put the utility company in an inspiring level as a
well established electricity provider across the nation.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Supervisor : Johari, Johanim
Item ID: 6439
Uncontrolled Keywords: electrical safety practices, occupational safety and health (OSH), utility company.
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General) > T55-55.3 Industrial Safety. Industrial Accident Prevention
Divisions: Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
Date Deposited: 26 Jul 2017 18:23
Last Modified: 19 Apr 2021 04:20
Department: Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
Name: Johari, Johanim
URI: https://etd.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/6439

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