THE EFFECT OF THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF THE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SMS) OF GROUND HANDLING OFFICERS BASED ON TRAINING DATA AT KOMODO LABUAN BAJO AIRPORT

Abstract

Safety is a very important aspect in airport operations, especially for ground
handling officers who have a high risk of work accidents. The implementation of
the Safety Management System (SMS) is a system that must be understood and
applied by all personnel, especially through training. This study aims to determine
the influence of SMS awareness level on the work safety of ground handling
officers based on training data at Komodo Labuan Bajo Airport. This type of
research is quantitative with a causative associative approach. The sampling
technique used was purposive sampling with a total of 53 respondents from ground
handling officers. Data collection was carried out through observation and the
distribution of questionnaires. The instruments were tested for validity and
reliability, and the data were analyzed using simple linear regression and linearity
tests. The results showed that there was a very strong relationship between SMS
training and awareness level (ρ = 0.824) and there was a significant influence
between SMS awareness and occupational safety (significance value < 0.05). This
shows that training plays an important role in increasing awareness, and high
awareness has a positive impact on occupational safety behavior.