Open AccessA research on the knowledge level and safety culture of students taking occupational health and safety course
Author(s) -
Zeynep Feride Olcay,
Sertaç Temur,
Ahmet Ebrar Sakallı
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cypriot journal of educational sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.22
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1305-905X
pISSN - 1305-9076
DOI - 10.18844/cjes.v16i1.5519
Subject(s) - safety culture , occupational safety and health , perception , significant difference , psychology , medical education , medicine , management , pathology , neuroscience , economics
The safety culture plays an important role in reducing deaths and injuries in many sectors and educational institutions in developing countries. In this study, it was aimed to determine the occupational health and safety (OHS) course, which is taught as a compulsory course in Istanbul Aydın University before taking the course at the beginning of the term and after taking the course at the end of the term, the difference in occupational safety knowledge level and the level of perception of occupational safety culture. A total of 281 questionnaires were deemed valid. For the research, two different surveys were used to measure. Considering the results, there are positive differences in the knowledge level of the students before and after taking the OHS lesson. It has been determined that the safety culture does not change according to demographic information. OHS should be taught to every student in the universities.
Keywords: Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety education, Occupational health and safety lesson, Safety culture