Abstract
Background
Occupational safety is the set of measures and practices taken to ensure that employees are protected from the dangers they may be exposed to in the workplace. Its measures prevent occupational accidents and occupational diseases, allowing employees to perform their duties continuously and effectively.
Objective
The aim of the study is to evaluate the opinions of healthcare professionals about the activities carried out for occupational safety in the institution where they work and to determine whether occupational safety is provided for healthcare professionals in the institution.
Method
The study population consists of 195 healthcare professionals working in a public hospital operating in Ankara, Türkiye. Simple random sampling method was used in the study, and the opinions of 138 healthcare professionals who volunteered to participate in the study were evaluated.
Results
The mean of the Occupational Safety Scale of the participants was 3.43 ± 0.87 and the value obtained was found around the average. The average occupational safety score of other healthcare professionals was higher than that of physicians and nurses/midwives.
Conclusion
In line with the results, we recommend the institution to start improvement activities for occupational safety practices and to plan in-service trainings related with occupational safety.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
