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THE JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY


Volume 15, No. 02, Month MAY, Year 2019, Pages 87 - 96


A study on knowledge and skills essential for work safety in automotive factories

Sutthimon Inthapichai, Somnoek Wisuttipaet, Teravuti Boonyasopon


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The objectives of this study were to study the factors that affect the work safety of employees in the automotive parts manufacturing industry according to the supervisor"es opinion and study the knowledge and skills necessary to manage the safety in the operation of employees in the automotive parts production line. The samples were the supervisor of the production department of the automotive parts manufacturing industry in the areas of Rayong, Chonburi and Chachoengsao. Questionnaires and statistics used in the analysis were frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results showed that the factors that affect the safety of the employees in the automotive parts manufacturing industry as a whole were at a high level. (x􀴤 = 4.08) Including factors on each side, with an average of all levels, The most average aspect is the working environment. (x􀴤 = 4.23) The person with the lowest. (x􀴤 = 3.94) The knowledge and skills necessary for the supervisor to manage safely in the overall picture were at a high average. (x􀴤 = 4.00) Especially the knowledge of the operation is the highest average. (x􀴤 = 4.08) Which the skills of good leaders that the supervisor or the senior management must use a lot of technical skills including knowledge and expertise in the operations of that department to resolve problems with subordinates.


Keywords

The factors that affect the work safety, Operational safety



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