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To Cite this Article: Mohd, R. H., Aziz, S. F. A., Selamat, M. N., & Omar, N. H. (2022). A Cross-Sectional Research on Proactive Safety Behavior of The Young Malaysian Workers. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(10), 1769– 1773.
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