Abstract:
The fishery remains a dangerous industry despite improvements in safety. A 30-
item safety attitudes and practices questionnaire was developed, using items
from published research combined with some original items. The questionnaire
was distributed to fishermen who completed the responses. A total of 356
questionnaires were collected. Survey is conducted to obtain more information
and to support the questionnaire. This study indicates the knowledge level of
safety and the safety attitudes of the fishermen in Dungun, Terengganu. It was
also found that the safety attitude and practices of fishermen had influence on
the injuries and accidents among fishermen. The findings showed that most of
the subjects do not face serious injuries at work and they tend to ignore the
minor injuries. On the other hand, data for safety attitudes and practices
revealed that most of the fishermen had positive safety attitudes and were
knowledgeable in basic safety knowledge from experience. Interestingly enough,
the results indicated that a high number of fishermen showed their interest in
safety training. Finally, some recommendations that would help to improve the
fishermen's safety were presented.
