Effect of Safety Culture, Safety Performance and Management System on the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industries in Nigeria

Authors

  • Victor O. Otitolaiye  Department of Health Safety & Environmental Management, International College of Engineering and Management, Seeb, Sultanate of Oman
  • Anthonia O. Adediran  Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Baru, Malaysia
  • Yahaya Ahmed  Department of Property Management, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Baru, Malaysia
  • Samuel Moveh  School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Baru, Malaysia.
  • Terstegha J-P. Ivase  Bio-Resource Development Centre (BIODEC), National Biotechnology Development Agency, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
  • Yakubu D. Aminu  Sustainable Environmental Technology Research Group, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRSET196539

Keywords:

Safety Culture, Management Systems, Food Beverages, Manufacturing, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of safety culture and safety management system on the safety performance of food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing industries in Lagos state, Nigeria. A survey involving 178 questionnaires from safety managers from the F&B manufacturing industries was conducted. The statistical tool SmartPLS was used for analysis due to its ability and flexibility for examining complex models. The results indicated that the safety culture and safety management system were statistically positively related to safety performance. Besides showing the suitability of SmartPLS in statistical analysis, the results also indicated that the firms that intend to achieve their outlined goals regarding safety could greatly benefit from a positive safety management system and safety culture.

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Victor O. Otitolaiye, Anthonia O. Adediran, Yahaya Ahmed, Samuel Moveh, Terstegha J-P. Ivase, Yakubu D. Aminu, " Effect of Safety Culture, Safety Performance and Management System on the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industries in Nigeria, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 6, Issue 5, pp.202-212, September-October-2019. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET196539