The Impact of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulations on Job Satisfaction of Employees in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Ramallah & Al-Bireh District. رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

This study aims to explore the impact of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations on job satisfaction among employees in the pharmaceutical industry in Ramallah and Al-Bireh District. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method and the stratified random sample to collect the data from the employees working in the pharmaceutical industry in Ramallah & Al-Bireh District (932 employees). The sample of the study has 129 employees. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was designed as a tool for data collection. 122 responses were retrieved, the response rate was 94.5%. The SPSS program was used to analyze the data and to test the hypotheses. This study showed that there is a high agreement among employees in the pharmaceutical industry in Ramallah and Al-Bireh District concerning OHS regulations, and high level of job satisfaction between workers. Also, this study showed that there is a significant statistical relationship between the (OHS) regulations and job satisfaction, and a significant statistical effect of the (OHS) regulations on job satisfaction among employees. This study concluded that increasing both the employee’s participation in OHS and the OHS awareness between employees, will increases job