Abstract:
The apparel sector is one of the main sectors in Sri Lanka. The main problem of this
sectoris labor turnover. Retention of employees is very important. For that purpose,
employees have to satisfy with their job. According to the research findings, the
employees are not satisfied with their jobs in this sector. Health and safety
practices are one of the most important factors that affect job satisfaction in the
sector. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of occupational health
and safety practices on the job satisfaction of non-managerial employees. The
occupational health and safety practices, such as the general, physical and
environmental conditions, ergonomics and psychosocial conditions, provision of
protective clothing and equipment, and compliance of health, and safety standards
were considered as the independent variables. Job satisfaction was considered as
the dependent variable. Ten garment factories situated in Puttalam district were
selected as the sample of the study. A proportionate stratified sampling technique
was used as the method for selecting 100 non-managerial employees among the
selected garments. The questionnaire was used to collect the data from non managerial employees. The correlation coefficient and regression analysis were
used for bivariate analysis. The hypotheses were tested using the Pearson Product
Movement Correlation Coefficient. A strong positive relationship was found
between general, physical, and environmental conditions and employees’ job
satisfaction. The ergonomics and psychosocial conditionswere strongly correlated
with non-managerial employees’ job satisfaction. It was found that the provision of
protective clothing and equipment was also positively correlated withemployees’ job
satisfaction. And also a strong positive relationship was found between compliance
with health and safety standards and employees’ job satisfaction. Accordingto the
above illustration, the occupational health and safety practices were positively
impacted non-managerial employees’ job satisfaction.
Keywords: Job satisfaction, non - managerial employees, occupational
