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Abstract

The study examined how occupational health and safety practices affect work motivation. It focused on six independent variables: workplace safety, management commitment to workplace safety, safety policies and programs, personal protective equipment (PPE), organizational hazards in the workplace and health and safety training, and their influence on task performance. The study used a quantitative approach with a descriptive study design. It was conducted at Max (Myanmar) Manufacturing Co., Ltd., with the company’s employees as the study population. The simple random sampling method was used to select 200 samples, which successfully responded to the questionnaires used for data collection. The quantitative data collected through the questionnaire was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The results indicated that PPE, organizational hazards in the workplace and health and safety training had a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Work motivation had a positive and significant effect on task performance. The study concluded that occupational health and safety measures are important and should be implemented due to their significant contribution to task performance. It recommended regular training on health and safety practices, improving and maintaining safe working conditions, and taking disciplinary action for
safety rule breaches among employees.

Author: MIN MIN SOE