THE CORRELATION BETWEEN WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND SAFETY CULTURE AMONG OIL & GAS GEO-SURVEY WORKERS IN MALAYSIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11113/jest.v8.215Keywords:
geo-survey worker, oil and gas, safety culture, work-life balanceAbstract
Introduction: The oil and gas industry has adopted many prevalent safety initiatives to ensure a safer working environment. However, the effectiveness of these initiatives is very depending on the organization's safety culture. Many previous studies have highlighted the importance of Work-Life Balance (WLB) for employees in the oil and gas industry, the problem is most acute for workers in geo-survey, who are highly susceptible to poor WLB. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the influence of WLB on safety culture and contributing factors of WLB among on-shore and offshore geo-survey workers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted across 89 offshore and on-shore geo-survey workers in a Malaysian oil and gas company. The study employed convenience and snowball sampling methods, with data collected via online questionnaire survey. Data analysis was done using the Mann-Whitney test, which was selected after a normality test. All calculations were performed in SPSS and SEM PLS. Results: The WLB rating for the geo-survey company is 2.74; rating for home induces is 2.73, and the job induces 2.74. Although the level is the same, but the contributory factors for offshore workers arise from job-induced activities. Additionally, years of experience showed a statistically significant relationship with WLB of the offshore employees. Nevertheless, there is no statistically significant relationship between WLB and safety culture. Conclusion: This research identified a low rating of WLB within the geo-survey company and revealed specific concerns based on location and years of experience. A failure to manage this situation could significantly affect productivity and employees’ health.
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