STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY CLIMATE PRACTICES AMONG HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTITIONERS IN DIGOS CITY, PHILIPPINES

Jerlie O. Manadero, Althea Joy P. Villamor, Dwight Xavier N. Valledor, Princess G. Cole

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In a world of increasing environmental disruptions, ensuring the safety and well-being of workers has become a top priority for organizations. Unplanned incidents and natural disasters pose serious challenges for businesses, especially in managing employees and maintaining safety. This study aims to comprehend, in the context of environmental disruptions, the critical relationship between safety climate practices and strategic human resource management (SHRM) among human resource practitioners in Digos City. Using a stratified random sampling technique, 114 HR practitioners of Digos City were surveyed, and data was treated statistically with mean and Spearman rho. The findings revealed that the levels of SHRM and safety climate practices in Digos City were both very high. Based on the analysis, strategic human resource management and safety climate have a positive strong relationship. The study suggested SMEs allocate resources to formal training programs aimed at bolstering employee skills and knowledge in company safety procedures, especially in the event of a disaster. Furthermore, organizations can offer training to top-level management on effectively ensuring employee safety during working hours and cultivating a safety-focused environment to enhance overall employee safety performance.

 

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strategic human resource management, safety climate practices, small medium enterprises (SME), business management, Philippines

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