Abstract:
This study aimed at finding the relationship among occupational health and safety and employee’s turnover intention with the moderating effect of safety culture in the textile industry. In this cross-sectional study, data was collected from 5 textile mills of Faisalabad, Pakistan using a convenience sampling. Information was collected using a close-ended questionnaire. By using SPSS, demographics, descriptive statistics and correlation were determined. Smart PLS version 3.0 was used for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), internal accuracy and validity estimates, hypothesis checking and moderation testing. Out Of 410 questionnaires, a total of 387 were returned, giving a response rate of 94 %. The results showed that health issues significantly and positively influence the employees turnover intention (β = 0.68, t = 6.387, P<0.05), whereas occupational injuries have a significance negative impact on employees turnover intention (β = -0.657, t = 4.619, p<0.05), and safety culture has positive significance impact on employees turnover intention (β = 0.356, t = 3.512, p<0.05). The Moderation path results showed that the safety culture has significant positive impact on relationship of occupational injuries and employees turnover intention (β = 0.205, t = 3.117, P<0.05), and has significant negative impact on the relationship between health issues and employees turnover intention (β = -0.16, t =4.619 , P<0.05). The findings of results indicated that the safety culture is present in textile industry but it needs improvements. Workers due to lack of awareness or improper guidance do not follow them properly. Free training sessions should be conducted by mills regarding use of machinery and equipment for raising awareness among workers. There should be strict monitoring by the government to ensure that all mills provide safety kits, masks and protective equipment to their employees.
