Determination of awareness level of highway workers regarding occupational health and safety practices: Di̇yarbakir example

This study aims to determine the level of awareness of highway workers regarding occupational health and safety practices. The survey method was used to gather data, and the sample of the study consists of 248 people working in the Highways in Diyarbakır. The survey questions used in the study were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and correlation tests. The study was examined in 23 questions and 4 factors. The factors that arise in the study are commitment to management, fatalism, education and informing, safety and feeling secure. These factors have been analyzed in the context of various variables such as education level, time spent in the profession, level of job satisfaction. The research revealed that there is a positive correlation between the factor of commitment to management and fatalism, education and being informed, safety and feeling secure. It was revealed that there is a negative correlation between professional experience and fatalism. It has been found out that those who are satisfied with their workplace also have high levels of commitment to management, education, and being informed, safety, and feeling secure. Moreover, those who had work accidents in their professional life stated that those were caused by a lack of education and being informed and safety issues.