Significant factors that influence the use and non-use of personal protective equipment (PPE) on construction sites—Supervisors' perspective

Ain Shams Engineering Journal

Hamzh Alarifi¹  Idris Othman²  Musa Muhammad³  Madzlan Napiah³  Usman Musa⁴  Aminu Darda'u Rafindadi⁴ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Department of Civil Engineering, Bayero University, Kano, P.M.B 301, Kano State, Nigeria;Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia;;Department of Civil &

关键词: Significant factors;    Influence;    Use and non-use;    Personal Protective Equipment (PPE);    Safety training;    Supervisors' perspective;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Various factors can influence the use/non-use of PPE among construction workers. This paper investigates the significant factors that influence the use and non-use of PPE from the supervisors’ perspective and assesses general safety awareness about PPE. A survey questionnaire was the medium of data collection. The calculated validity of the instrument is 0.817 and 0.885 for the causes of use and non-use of PPE and awareness, respectively. Results show that 45% of the variance in the PPE level on construction sites is accounted for by the 25 predictors collectively, F (25,70) = 2.290, p < 0.001. It indicates that risk perception about the hazardous situation (β = −0.320, t = −2.928, p = 0.05), workers with safety training (β = −0.323, t = −2.664, p = 0.010), on-site safety supervision (β = 0.629, t = 4.823, p = 0.000), and employment status (β = 0.293, t = 2.602, p = 0.011) significantly predict the level of use of PPE on-site.

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