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Safety commitment and safety performance have been widely discussed in previous studies. These elements had been found related to safety management practices at the workplace. This study was conducted to assess the paddy farmers safety commitments for improving safety practices and always performing the job safety and are healthy. This study involved 745 registered farmers with the Department of Agriculture in Peninsular Malaysia. The study applied the guided questionnaire and the result has shown all hypotheses had significant relationship towards safety initiatives. It was proven that safety commitment has stronger relationship with safety initiatives over safety management practices. Whereas as mediator, the safety commitment also has significant impact between safety management practices and safety initiatives. Therefore, the safety commitment among farmers should be identified before designing a suitable safety program to encourage them to improve their attitude and proactive measures towards safety.

The current study aims to examine relationship between information technology and total quality management in the public healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the moderating effect of the moderating effect of knowledge management on the relationship between information technology and total quality management. The research design of the current study is quantitative using random sampling methods to choose respondents. In the data collection process 259 questionnaires were distributed among the respondents, while 165 questionnaires were received. Out of 165 questionnaire only 154 were found useful for further analysis. The results of the analysis showed that there is direct relationship exist between information technology and total quality management but knowledge management does not moderate the relationship between information technology and total quality management.

Occupational safety literatures reveal that human behavior is a major contributor to occupational accidents.However, there was a lack of studies discussing the influence of person factors that caused accidents.The aim of this paper is to show the role of safety commitment as a mediator in the relationship between safety motivation and safety performance.Using self-administered questionnaires, the study involved 663 employees working in the petrochemical industries.The finding indicates that safety commitment partially mediates the relationship between safety motivation and safety performance.Therefore, employees’ safety commitment and motivation are crucial for improving safety performance. Employers, on the other hand, should establish strategies to enhance commitment through education and training. Reward should encourage employees to be more proactive and participative in safety programs.

TRAGEDI kemalangan bas ekspres yang mengorbanikan 14 nyawa di kilometer 137.7 Lebuh Raya Utara Selatan berdekatan dengan Pagoh, Johor pada Sabtu lalu bukanlah pertama kali berlaku di negara kita. Sering kali tragedi kemalangan bas ekspres di Malaysia berlaku sehingga meragut banyak nyawa yang tidak berdosa. Setiap kali kemalangan besar berlaku seperti ini akan terjadilah tuding-menuding. Masing-masing tidak mahu mengaku kesilapan sendiri. Akhirnya tidak nampak langsung sebarang penyelesaian supaya kemalangan ngeri yang melibatkan pengangkutan awam tidak berulang.