Designing and Explaining the Feasibility Study of Establishing an Occupational Safety and Health Management System in Iranian Government Organizations (Case Study: Government Offices in Kerman Province)

esmaeil kahoori pour ¹ ( - Ph.D., Student in Human Resource Management, Department of Management, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.*(Corresponding Authors) )
Aflatun Amiri ² ( Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran. )
saeed sayadi ³ ( Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran. )

Submited date : 2021-05-28 Accepted date : 2022-02-26

Keywords: Feasibility study, Kerman province, Occupational Safety and Health Management System, Model Design, Government Organizations,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: The category of occupational health and safety management, which is one of the most necessary and legal requirements of the workplace, includes a wide range of issues, standards, programs, instructions and sometimes strategic assignments, which can only be implemented through the systematic application of methods. Appropriate management will be possible. The purpose of this study is to design a feasibility model for the establishment of occupational safety and health management system in Iranian government organizations.Material and Methodology: This research is an applied research in terms of purpose and is in the category of applied developmental research. The statistical population of this study consists of two groups. The first group is 40 experts and the second group is all employees of government organizations in Kerman province with a volume of 77528 people. The sample size in this field was determined to be 384 people using Cochran's formula. The research instrument is two questionnaires: effective and determining factors in designing the model of occupational safety and health management system and predisposing factors in feasibility of establishing occupational safety and health management system, the validity and reliability of which by Kahouripour et al. In government organizations Iran has been evaluated and approved, so that the value of Cronbach's alpha for the variable of occupational safety and health management system is equal to 0.992 and for the variable of feasibility of the establishment of occupational safety and health management system is equal to 0.986. Data were analyzed using SPSS and Smart Pls software.Findings: Based on the research findings, the designed model regarding the feasibility of establishing an occupational safety and health management system in Iranian government organizations has been approved. Their components have a positive and significant effect on the feasibility of establishing an occupational safety and health management system.Disscotion & Conclusion: Considering the comprehensiveness of the research, the results of this research can be considered as a tool for empowering managers in the field of up-to-date knowledge of occupational safety and health management system and feasibility of its establishment in government organizations.

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