An Empirical Study of Workers' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Regarding Safety Risk Across Demographic Factors and Active BBS Organizations: A Factorial Manova Approach

IF 0.7 4区综合性期刊 Q3 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

Sains Malaysiana Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI:10.17576/jsm-2023-5208-20

Ali Mohammad Saedi, Zaidi Isa, Siti Sarah Binti Salleh

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Abstract

Construction is a high-risk sector, and construction workers engage in several activities that may expose them to grave risks. The conduct and qualities of workers may influence their awareness of workplace health and safety. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practise (KAP) of employees regarding occupational safety in relation to individual characteristics and the interaction of the BBS programme at Malaysian construction sites. The one-way and two-way tests of multivariate analysis of variance were performed. Findings showed significant disparities in mean KAP scores across employee characteristics in relation to safety issues. Furthermore, the relationship between the BBS programme and personal characteristics was important in terms of employee safety attitudes and practises at the analysed construction sites. Enhancing safety (KAP) reduces employees' divergent perceptions of workplace health and safety while simultaneously enhancing safety behaviour.

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跨人口因素和活跃BBS组织的工人关于安全风险的知识、态度和实践(KAP)的实证研究:一个因子方差分析方法

建筑业是一个高风险行业，建筑工人从事的一些活动可能使他们面临严重的风险。工人的行为和素质可能影响他们对工作场所健康和安全的认识。因此，本研究的目的是调查马来西亚建筑工地员工关于职业安全的知识、态度和实践(KAP)与个人特征和BBS计划的相互作用。进行多变量方差分析的单、双向检验。调查结果显示，与安全问题相关的员工特征的平均KAP得分存在显著差异。此外，就所分析的建筑工地雇员的安全态度和做法而言，BBS计划与个人特征之间的关系很重要。加强安全(KAP)减少了员工对工作场所健康和安全的不同看法，同时加强了安全行为。

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Sains Malaysiana MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES-

CiteScore

1.60

自引率

12.50%

发文量

196

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： Sains Malaysiana is a refereed journal committed to the advancement of scholarly knowledge and research findings of the several branches of science and technology. It contains articles on Earth Sciences, Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. The journal publishes articles, reviews, and research notes whose content and approach are of interest to a wide range of scholars. Sains Malaysiana is published by the UKM Press an its autonomous Editorial Board are drawn from the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In addition, distinguished scholars from local and foreign universities are appointed to serve as advisory board members and referees.