Aysun AKGÜN, Ahmet SOYSAL, Yücel DEMİRAL

İzmir Konak belediyesi temizlik işçilerinde psikososyal etmenlerin iş kazalarına etkileri

AMAÇ: Bu kesitsel araştırmanın amacı İzmir Konak Belediyesi Temizlik İşleri Müdürlüğü’nde çöp toplama işinde çalışan temizlik işçilerinde psikososyal etmenler ile iş kazaları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Çalışma toplam 135 işçiden, araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 92 (68%) işçi ile tamamlanmıştır. YÖNTEM: Veri, anket aracılığı ile yüz yüze görüşme ile uygulanan anket aracılığı ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın bağımlı değişkeni son 6 ayda iş kazası geçirme durumudur. Bağımsız değişkenler bireyin sosyodemografik özellikleri, çalışma koşulları, mental sağlık durumu, gündüz uykululuk durumu, iş yükü ve sosyal destektir. Çözümlemelerde ki-kare ve lojistik regresyon yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. BULGULAR: Son altı ayda, iş kazası sıklığı %32,6’dır. Yaş ve iş yükü ile iş kazası geçirme arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki saptanmıştır (sırasıyla p=0.03; p=0.01). Sosyal destek, ruhsal sağlık durumu ve gündüz uykululuğunun iş kazaları üzerine anlamlı etkisi olmadığı belirlenmiştir (sırasıyla p=0.48; p=0.21; p=0.30). SONUÇ: Araştırmanın bulguları İzmir Konak Belediyesi temizlik işçilerinin iş kazası geçirme oranının yüksek olduğunu göstermiştir. İş yükü, çöp toplama işçilerinde iş kazaları için önemli bir risk faktörüdür.

The effects of psychosocial factors on work accidents in İzmir Konak municipality cleaning workers

AIM: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between psychosocial factors and work accidents among waste collector workers in Izmir Konak Municipality Cleaning Services Section. The study consisted 92 (%68) out of 135 workers of those accepted to participation. METHOD: face-to-face questionnaire were administered for data collection. Dependent variable was the work-related accident for previous six months. Independent variables were sociodemographic features, working conditions, mental health status, daytime sleepiness, workload and social support. The chi-square test and the logistic regression models used for data analysis. RESULTS: Work accident prevalence was 32.6% for the last 6 months. Age and workload were significantly affected work-related accidents (p=0.03; p=0.01 respectively). Social support, mental health status and daytime sleepiness status did not effect work-related accident prevalence (p=0.48; p=0.21; p=0.30 respectively). CONCLUSION: Results of the study indicated that work-related accident prevalence is high among workers in Izmir Konak Municipality. Workload was found important risk factor for the work accident among waste collector workers.

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