Assessment of attirude to safety and occupational health and observance of them in school managers

Attitude is the predicator of human behaviors. This study tries to assess the attitude of the school managers of Hashtrud city toward safety and occupational health. The study is a descriptive and analytical one. 76 managers participated at the study. To perform this study, a questionnaire with two aspects of attitudes to safety and occupational health (alpha Chronbakh 0.80), and observance of safety and occupational health alpha (Chronbakh 0.78) were used. To analyze the data, descriptive analysis, Pierson correlation, Independents t- test, and ANOVA test were used. The results showed that observance of safety and health rules and attitude to safety and health were in an undesirable status. There was a significant correlation (r= 0.624, P = 0/001) between attitudes to occupational health and safety, and observance of safety and health rules. The mean difference of attitude to occupational health and safety between male and female, among age groups, among years of experience groups, and between marital status were not significant (p<0/05). There was a significant difference (P = 0/002) among different educational levels in the mean attitude to occupational health and safety. Negative attitude to safety and occupational health result in less observance of safety and occupational health rules. Putting safety and health training program can improve the attitude of managers to safety.