The focus of this chapter is to interpret the empirical findings of the survey. The objective of the empirical study was to investigate the safety issues at the workplace on the defined target group. The target group consisted of 100 participants 60 employees and 40 managers. However, only 20 employees and 20 managers were able to return their questionnaires for interpretation and analysis.
The empirical data will be interpreted through trend analysis and logical reasoning (Kumar 111). The trend analysis provides the best way through which cause effect relationship could be understood (Nishit 35). When asked about the consequences of work safety related issues such as death, illness and injuries, Out of 20 employees who responded, 10 accepted that they have fallen ill because of work environment in the past year while ten have not fallen ill.
Thirteen employees have sustained injuries while seven have not. In addition only one employee has died. Notably, injuries are the most frequent result from the unsafely measures in the work place. When the data was compared to the year 2008, fifteen out of twenty employees reported work related illness while eleven out of twenty employees reported work related injuries and there were three reported deaths.
From the data, there was no significant reduction in the consequences of unsafe working conditions from 2008. Moreover, when managers were asked whether they have implemented any new safety rules in the last three years, out of twenty respondents, only one manager have implemented new safety rules.
Further, when the employees were asked whether they have received any training on the safety measures, only one respondent was trained thoroughly on safety measures at work place while seventeen were orientated on their arrival and two respondents have no training completely.
The insignificant decreasing trend could be explained by the deplorable implementation of the safety measures by the managers and the employees becoming more knowledgeable about the need to keep safety measures at the work place. Lack of innovative safety measures have resulted in increased workers poor health conditions in 2008.
When workers were asked about the measures that have been taken by the management to ensure their safety, 18 employees agree that fire extinguishers and protective gears are supplied in their workplaces while only two did not agree. In addition, ten employees agree that safety exits are in good condition while ten accepted that their safety exits are in poor conditions.
The indication is that mining organizations are concerned about the safety of workers. However, there is still need for improvement when it comes to the need of safe working environment. Further, when works were asked on what need to be done to improve safety at the work place, eleven suggested the implementation and observation of safety rules by the management as well as employees.
Five suggested that modern safety equipment be supplied while four suggested that employees be trained on the safety rules and measures as well as the use of safety equipments during emergencies. From the findings, it is clear that workers are more concerned about the implementation of safety rules as well as the observation of these rules by the employees.
In other words, safety measures are available and the problem is lack of implementation by the management. Thus, it is important to conclude that basic safety measures such as providing emergency exit, provision of protective gears, training as well as use of modern equipment attributes are very important and are the foundation for safe working environment (Thörnquist 137).
Moreover, these safety measures have a significant function in making workers abundantly satisfied with the working conditions and hence realize increased productivity.
Works Cited
Kumar, Ranjit. Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2010. Print.
Nishit, Sinha. The Pearson Guide to Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning for the CAT. New Delhi, India: Pearson Education, 2008. Print.
Thörnquist, Annette. Work life, work environment and work safety in transition. Stockholm, Sweden: Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2011. Print.