Saf Health Work.  2020 Dec;11(4):443-449. 10.1016/j.shaw.2020.07.007.

The Relationships Between Control Measures and Absenteeism in the Context of Internal Control

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  • 1Business School, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey

Abstract

Background
The study tries to show the effect of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation implemented via plan-do-check-act methodology on accident and sickness absenteeism.
Methods
The data for the study gathered via a questionnaire from a large-sized organization operates in production and maintenance of passenger coaches in February–March 2019 in Turkey. The data analyzed via structural equation model analysis.
Results
The results showed that there are statistically meaningful relationships between OHS protective measures, training and informing of employees, and employee participation and accident and sickness absenteeism. In addition, a meaningful relationship between internal control and accident and sickness absenteeism was determined. Statistically meaningful relationships between emergency measures, and health surveillance and internal control, and accident and sickness absenteeism could not be determined.
Conclusion
It is concluded that the actions implemented by organizations to reduce absenteeism should be as per OHS legislation.

Keyword

Absenteeism; Health surveillance; Protective measures; Training
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