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    The Effect of Occupational Health and Safety Practice on Employee Commitment: A Case Study of the Soft Drinks Industry in Ethiopia, MOHA and EABSC
    (Addis Ababa University, 2022-06) Hiwot Asamenew; Worku Mekonnen (PhD)
    Workers are a key resource and core strength of any organization and their well-being is very crucial because when their wellbeing is threatened everything become secondary. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of occupational health and safety on the employees’ commitment in the case of the soft drinks industry in Ethiopia. The study was conducted on MOHA Soft Drinks Industry and East Africa Bottling SC that have dominated the Soft Drink Industry in Ethiopia. Out of 4,000 target population a sample size of 120 respondents was considered using (Cohen, 1977) statistical formula. The study adopted descriptive and explanatory research design and used quantitative analysis. The results of the descriptive analysis shows that the level of employee commitment in the in the industry is more than average with a mean value of 3.3958 and the status of the occupational health and safety practice is also more than average that was measured in terms of the five OHS dimensions: Safety and Risk Management (SRM), Safety and Health Rules (SAHR), Frist Aid and Safety Training (FAST), Occupational Hazard Prevention (OHP) and Organizational Safety Support (OSS) with a mean value of 3.5333, 3.1274, 3.4032, 3.3864 and 3.2667 respectively. The findings of the study correlation analysis revealed that there is significant and positive association between Occupational Health and safety and Employee commitment and the regression analysis verified that the effect of Occupational Health and Safety on Employee commitment is significant and positive. The study concludes that workers who feel healthy and safe in the performing their duties, develop emotional attachment and have a sense of obligation to their organization and which highly affects their level of commitment. Every organization dream about success, thus, management should pay attention to the overall well-being of their employees and exceling their employee’s commitment which have many favorable outcome towards success. Key words: — Occupational Health and Safety, Employee Commitment