Abstract :
Social sustainability is the activity of establishing and controlling occupational health and safety standards and fulfilling respective legal, economic and ethical behavior values. With the ever increasing awareness of the management on social sustainability in the supply chain management, the businesses focuses on the applications such as health, safety and education, insufficient wages, poor working conditions, long working hours, disaster and emergency management scenarios, and hazard prevention plans. There is increasing interest in researches and practices related to the concept of occupational health and safety in order to improve the negative working and living conditions and to protect employee health. Today, the degree of suitability of working conditions in the businesses directly affects the health of employees. Occupational accidents and diseases may cause occupational risks, reduced employee satisfaction and motivation, and decreased operational performance. Therefore, the businesses should optimize their resources to maintain their competitiveness, prevent and control the occupational risks that may occur. The aim of this research is to examine the Occupational Safety levels of males and females working in supply chain processes. Accordingly, it aims to compare the occupational safety levels of women and men working in supply chain processes with regards to gender, educational status, and marital status. 199 participants, 101 women and 98 men, working in various businesses, were included in the research. In determining the participants, criterion sampling method, which is one of the purposeful sampling methods, was utilized. The research data were obtained through demographic questions, and Occupational Safety is performed through the “Occupational Safety Scale” developed by Williamson et al. (1997). In the analysis of the data, Student’s t test and One Way Anova test were performed in order to determine whether there is a statistically significant relationship between independent variables, gender, educational status, and marital status occupational safety scale. According to the research findings, no significant difference between the participants according to their marital status and education level is found. However, a significant difference is found among the participants by gender. As a result, with this research, the managers will be able to integrate occupational health and safety practices as a strategic and natural approach and to provide a solution to problems related to real and continuous improvements. This research article is prepared in accordance with Research and Publication Ethics.
