Perceived occupational safety knowledge and practices of employees in a new construction industry: case of 4 Lions Builders Construction Company, Bindura. · Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Author

Ndebele Blessing

Title

Perceived occupational safety knowledge and practices of employees in a new construction industry: case of 4 Lions Builders Construction Company, Bindura.

Abstract

Background: occupational safety is a critical concern in construction industry.
Objectives: Level of occupational safety knowledge and practices among employees in a new construction industry (4 Lions Builders Construction Company) were explored. Association between employees’ demographic characteristics and their occupational safety knowledge and practices were determined.
Methods and materials: A closed ended coded questionnaire consisting of 27 items was self-administered to 40 participants on 10 May, 2024. Participants' responses were scored, summed up and categorized into levels of good, moderate and poor. Chi squared was used to determine whether there is association between demographic details and workers’ occupational safety knowledge and practices.
Key findings: The company’s majority of workers were general hands. It was dominated by males (85%). The majority of the participants (80%) had more than two years of work experience in the construction industry. About 60% of the participants had occupational safety training. Participants had moderate knowledge (3.40), and moderate level of practices (3.41) on occupational safety. There were significant associations between knowledge with years of experience (ꭓ2 = 79.006; p = 0.015) and age (ꭓ2 = 77.071; p = 0.021) of the participant. Similarly, years of experience and age of the participant were significantly associated with the level of practice (ꭓ2 = 79.825; p = 0.006 and ꭓ2 = 88.585; p = 0.001, respectively). Further, having received safety training was associated with the level of practice of the participant (ꭓ2 = 27.698; p = 0.049).
Conclusion: Participants had moderate level of knowledge, moderate level practices on occupational safety. The findings highlight the influence of demographics in shaping knowledge and practices suggesting the need for comprehensive interventions

Date

June 2024

Publisher

BUSE

Keywords

Demographic details
occupational safety knowledge

New construction workers
Case of 4 Lions Builders

Practices
Bindura
Zimbabwe

Supervisor

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