Assessment of Safety Prevention Practices on Employee Performance at Hirshabelle Civil Service Commission, Somalia

Issues of occupational safety and health have become a global concern. This has been ascribed to increasing proof of significant losses and suffering caused by unsafe environment across the various job industries. Given the amount of expenditure involved in health and safety management, action needs to be taken. The study therefore sought to establish the influence safety prevention on employee performance at Hirshabelle civil service commission in Somalia. The study was anchored on human factors theory which looks into the relationship between humans and their working environment. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The research targeted a complete population of 210 staff with a census being carried out. Questionnaires were the main primary information collection tools. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Using tables and figures, the results were presented. The findings from the correlation and regression analysis indicated that safety prevention has a positive significant effect on employee performance. The findings led to the recommendation that Hirshabelle Civil Service Commission and other organizations need to invest in implementation of safety prevention practices involving Occupational exposure, Risk awareness/ preparedness and Mitigation plans to ensure that employee’s welfare is well taken care of to trigger their positive performance.