OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND MASLOW-BASED MOTIVATION INFLUENCE ON PERFORMANCE THROUGH PRODUCTIVITY

Abstract

This research investigates the impact of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and motivation, based on Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, on employee performance with productivity as a mediating variable. The study was conducted on 48 employees in the Maintenance Department of PT Arutmin Indonesia NPLCT, a high-risk mining environment where OSH compliance and intrinsic motivation are critical. Employing a quantitative approach and total sampling method, data were collected via questionnaires and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 4.0. The results demonstrate that both OSH and motivation have a positive and significant effect on employee performance, both directly and indirectly through productivity. Productivity was proven to fully mediate the relationship between both exogenous variables and performance. The study contributes to human resource management literature by validating the theoretical linkage between workplace safety, psychological motivation, and performance outcomes. It also provides practical insights for organizations operating in hazardous industries to enhance performance through integrated safety and motivational interventions.