The reduction of workplace accidents and improvement of workplace safety is a concern
for most mining houses. Pressure from the labour movement and legislative requirements
do not make the burden any lighter. There are circumstances directly and indirectly
relating to accidents and therefore a need to obtain an in-depth analysis of underlying
causes of accidents in order to draw relevant conclusions exists. There are workplace
environmental matters as well as individual attitudinal issues that need to be addressed.
The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship of work stress and job insecurity with
safety compliance, job satisfaction and commitment in a mine. A cross-sectional survey design
was used with an availability sample (n=158). A survey booklet including a biographical
questionnaire, scales on job insecurity, job satisfaction, affective organisational commitment,
workplace accidents and safety compliance as well as a work stress measure comprising
dimensions of role clarity, conflict and overload was administered. The results indicated that
when miners experience work stress and job insecurity, their safety compliance is low. Job
satisfaction was found to be a positive predictor of safety compliance among miners. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/4238 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Masia, Uanda |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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