The Effect of Occupational Health and Safety Management System on Operational Performance In Case of Sabian General Hospital

The purpose of this study is to examine the occupational health and safety management system. Specifically, the study investigated the effect of management leadership, employee participation, hazard identification and assessment, training, and systemic evaluation and improvement on operational performance. To address this study explanatory and descriptive research design was employed and also a quantitative approach was used. The current total numbers health care employees in the hospital are 142 from this 105 was selected by Stratified sampling technique was employed. To achieve the objective of the study, primary and secondary data source was used. Primary data was collected through closed-ended questionnaire from sample of 105 employees of the hospital. Data obtained through questionnaire was analyzed by using both descriptive and inferential statics: mean and standard deviation supported by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSSversion-22) was used to come up with statistics that show the relationship between the independent variables and dependent variable of the study. Superman’s order Correlation analysis and ordinal logistics regressions also carry out to test the relationship between each variable. The major findings of the study indicated that, occupational health and safety management system such as management leadership, employee participation, training and systemic evaluation and improvement have significant effect on operational performance of the hospital. Whereas hazard identification and assessment has insignificance effect on operational performance. This study therefore, recommends that factors associated with occupational health and safety management system need to be considered by the hospital in their performance strategic plans as they have significant impact on hospital performance. And the organization should give special attention on hazard identification and assessment to improve their performance.