| dc.description.abstract | The apparel industry contributes a significant
amount to Sri Lanka`s economy and GDP. It is one of the
fastest growing industries in Sri Lanka and it is a major
employment generator. As it is relying highly on human
capital, the productivity of employees is vital. For higher
human resource productivity, there has to be a safe and
healthy environment where hazards and accidents are
eliminated or minimized. Therefore it is important to
identify the health and safety practices which affect
the productivity of the human resources. Thus, the
objective of this study was to identify the significant
health and safety practices which affect the productivity
of employees. Primary data was obtained through
questionnaires. The sample of the study was selected
based on judgmental sampling which is a non-probability
sampling technique and large scale manufactures were
selected. The respondents were team leaders, executives
and managers of apparel manufacturers. The sample size
was 100. Four independent variables; investments on
safety measures, personal protective equipment usage,
training workshops and drills and the awareness of the
employees were used and employee productivity was the
dependent variable. Cronbach`s alpha value of 0.818 was
obtained. Factor analysis (Rotated Component Matrix)
was carried out using SPSS. Three factors were identified
and these three factors explained 78% of the variance of
the dependent variable. The research identified three main
health and safety practices which affect the productivity
of employees; investments on health and safety practices,
personal health and protective measurements and action
for breach of regulations. | en_US |
