Effect of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) on Human Psychology and Productivity – A Study Regarding Manufacturing Sector

Abstract

This study titled Effect of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) on Human Psychology and Productivity concerning manufacturing industry is carried out to find the effect of the health and safety of the workers and the impact of work environment on the workers’ psychology and productivity. The study focuses on finding the existing health, safety and environmental policies in the organisation, examining employees' level of understanding of HSE policies, studying the attitude of the management towards the HSE policies and finding out if improving the HSE policies improves the productivity. The study also focuses on determining the challenges in implementing and sustaining the various HSE policies and finding ways to improve the various HSE policies in the organisation to improve productivity. A survey is conducted in the organisation with a sample of 110 workers selected through the stratified random sampling process. Structured questionnaires consisting of 50 closed-ended multiple-choice questions are provided to the workers and responses are collected. Various statistical analysis is done on the responses received, and findings were postulated. The study highlights that the health, safety and environment has a positive effect on the workers’ psychology and productivity. Increasing the standards of HSE policies in the organisation increases productivity. Also, based on the current level of HSE policies followed in the organisation, few recommendations were made at the end of the study to increase the standards of the HSE policies.