Perception of Employees in the Implementation of a Safe Workplace in the Municipal Offices of a Local Government in Zambales

The research study aimed to determine the perception of employees in the implementation of a safe workplace in the Municipal Offices of Iba. The study made use of the descriptive- survey research design with the aid of questionnaires as the main instrument in gathering the data. The respondents were the one hundred municipal employees of the offices in a local government unit of Iba in the Province of Zambales. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the analysis and statistical treatment of the data. The employees are generally female adult with bachelor's degree holder and have serve the office for some years with regular/permanent status commonly working as an Admin Aide position. They strongly agree that there is an implementation of a safe workplace in the office and strongly disagree that there are challenges in the implementation of a safe workplace. There was a significant difference of the employees' perception towards the implementation of a safe workplace when they are grouped according to sex and there were positive slow or slight correlations between respondent's perception on the implementation of the current safe workplace practices and the perceived challenges in the implementation of the current safe workplace. Based on the findings of the study, the following are the recommendations: The office may consider desks and table's floor plan following the health protocols issued by the IATF. The office may consider innovations or new systems of tracking and tracing COVID-19 patients. The department may consider using strategies to ensure that workplace support measures are available to all and that all workers know, understand, and are comfortable with them. To maintain physical distancing, the office is suggested to continue alternative work arrangements and strictly follow the guidelines in wearing masks and shields in the office and observe the health and safety protocols.