International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics ( IF 2.665 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-07 , DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2021.1928390 Leticia Bentum 1 , Lawrence Kwabena Brobbey 2 , Rose Odotei Adjei 3 , Paul Osei-Tutu 4
We investigated the awareness of occupational hazards, and attitudes and practices towards the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among informal woodworkers of the Sokoban Wood Village in Ghana. Structured questionnaires were used to collect primary data from 355 woodworkers and analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression. The results showed that the workers are aware of PPE and knew about injuries they are exposed to. Most woodworkers had a positive attitude in terms of their perception on the necessity to use PPE but had a low frequency of PPE usage. Educational level, job type, length of service and marital status are the socio-demographic characteristics that significantly influence woodworkers’ compliance with health and safety regulations. We recommend that institutions charged with enforcement of occupational health and safety regulations should extend their monitoring roles to informal workers and liaise with local companies to supply PPE to informal woodworkers at subsidized costs.
中文翻译:
非正式木工对职业危害的认识以及对使用个人防护设备的态度和做法:以加纳推箱子木村为例
我们调查了加纳推箱子木村的非正式木工对职业危害的认识,以及对使用个人防护设备 (PPE) 的态度和做法。结构化问卷用于收集 355 名木工的原始数据,并使用描述性统计和逻辑回归进行分析。结果表明,工人了解个人防护装备并了解他们所遭受的伤害。大多数木工对使用 PPE 的必要性持积极态度,但使用 PPE 的频率较低。教育水平、工作类型、服务年限和婚姻状况是显着影响木工遵守健康和安全法规的社会人口特征。