SUSTAINABILITY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT AT SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (SME) IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE SECTOR (KELESTARIAN PENGURUSAN KEWANGAN DALAM PENGURUSAN KESELAMATAN DAN KESIHATAN PEKERJAAN SEKTOR PKS DALAM PENGKHUSUSAN MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN)
Abstract
Abstract
Finance is one of the determinants of occupational safety and health management in the SME sector. Work-related accidents involving SMEs increase each year due to the weaknesses in terms of safety awareness and high cost constraints of employers in implementing occupational safety and health management. The study aim to identify the elements of financial management that give impact to the management of occupational safety and health in the SME sector. A total of 338 respondents are selected among food and beverage sector SMEs in Malaysia. Likert scale questionaire will be used as one of the research instrument consist of 7 elements. The data will be analyze using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0. Overall, the level of financial management in the management of occupational safety and health in the SME sector in food and beverage specialization is at a very high level. Among the elements, financial management showed the most dominant management element. However, other 6 elements of financial management also important for the management of occupational safety and health because the mean value of the elements is almost significant with the management element of 4.35 mean (87%). It is clear that management elements are essential to financial management in occupational safety and health management in the SME sector.
Keywords:Â Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Occupational Safety and Health Management, Financial Management and Food and Beverage Sector
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Abstrak
Kewangan merupakan salah satu penentu kepada tahap pengurusan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan di sektor PKS. Kemalangan semasa kerja melibatkan PKS semakin meningkat setiap tahun kerana kelemahan dari segi kesedaran terhadap keselamatan dan kekangan kos yang tinggi majikan dalam dalam melaksanakan pengurusan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan. Kajian yang dijalankan adalah bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti elemen pengurusan kewangan yang memberi kesan dalam pengurusan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan di sektor PKS. Sebanyak 338 responden dipilih melibatkan PKS sektor makanan dan minuman di Malaysia yang terpilih dalam kajian ini. Satu set soal selidik digunakan sebagai instrumen kajian yang merangkumi 7 elemen digunakan dalam soal selidik dengan menggunakan skala likert. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) versi 20.0. Secara keseluruhaan mendapati bahawa tahap pengurusan kewangan dalam pengurusan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan dalam sektor PKS dalam pengkhususan makanan dan minuman berada pada tahap sangat tinggi. Antara elemen pengurusan kewangan menunjukkan elemen pengurusan paling dominan terhadap pengurusan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan. Namun begitu, lain-lain elemen pengurusan kewangan juga penting terhadap pengurusan keselmatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan kerana nilai min elemen hampir ketara dengan elemen pengurusan iaitu sebanyak 4.35 min (87%). Jelas menunjukkan bahawa elemen pengurusan penting terhadap pengurusan kewangan dalam pengurusan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan dalam sektor PKS
Kata kunci: Perusahaan Kecil dan Sederhana (PKS), Pengurusan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan, Pengurusan Kewangan dan Sektor Makanan dan Minuman.
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