Investigation of occupational health and safety perceptions of healthcare professionals: The case of Çankırı

Since the health sector is a very hazardous field of work, those who provide services in this field are faced with many occupational risks and hazards. It will be useful for health and safety activities of health workers to know the level of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) perceptions and the degree to which they show it as a form of professional behavior in terms of health and safety activities in their institutions. One of the main goals of this research is to eliminate the occupational health and safety perception levels of the employees in this field by evaluating the occupational health and safety problems that may arise. In this study, it was aimed to determine the perceptions of OHS in order to ensure that the health sector can work more effectively and efficiently by reducing the harm of occupational accidents and occupational diseases and therefore provide high-quality services to citizens. In the research, a survey was conducted on 450 people employed in the health sector in Çankırı province (consisting of questions about the subject) and 270 of them (who are of an available nature) were taken into consideration. The survey included gender, age, marital status, level of education, job title, type of work, length of professional experience, income level, OHS training, occupational disease, you don't have just don't work, the level of satisfaction the measures taken by the administration of the institution OHS working environment, ergonomics, etc. the data related to the effects of variables were analyzed statistically. In the research, Cronbach Alpha value of OHS satisfaction and ergonomics scales of health workers was calculated as = 0.929; Cronbach Alpha value of occupational diseases and OHS measures scales = 0.963; Cronbach Alpha value of occupational accidents scale= 0.977 and it was understood that it was high at the desired level for each scale related to its reliability. The analysis of structural validity in the light of the data obtained in the study and interpreting descriptive statistics by demographic variables on dependent and independent variables to determine the distribution, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey Test to determine differences between variables were reviewed. As a result of the study, it was understood that the evaluations of health workers regarding OHS perceptions differ significantly according to age, education level, length of professional experience, income level, OHS education status, occupational disease status, occupational accident or injury status. Again, it was understood that there were no significant differences from the demographic data in terms of gender status, marital status, title status and work type status. It has been seen that there is a significant difference between the satisfaction level for OHS studies in the institution and their titles. Educational status between the institution and the institution of measures taken by the administration of OHS and ergonomics in the work environment revealed that there were significant differences between the duration of working with. According to the results obtained, the measures recommended to be taken by the health institution administrations in addition to job satisfaction and motivation-enhancing practices were summarized at the end of the study. Key Words: Occupatıonal health and safety, Health workers, Perception of OHS, OHS culture.