Work situation awareness, incidence of accidents and severity & job satisfaction in the construction industry
Construction industry is among the most hazardous, as measured by work-related mortality, injury rates, and workers' compensation payments. The main objective of this study was to investigate and identify the present status of work situation awareness, incidence of accidents and severity, an...
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan
2014
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/57957/1/NURHANIZA%20HARUN%20-%20e.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/57957/ |
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| Summary: | Construction industry is among the most hazardous, as measured by work-related
mortality, injury rates, and workers' compensation payments. The main objective of
this study was to investigate and identify the present status of work situation
awareness, incidence of accidents and severity, and job satisfaction among the
general workers at the construction site. The correlation between these factors with
socio demographic data was evaluated. The study was conducted from December
2013 to March 2014. The methodology adopted in this study was based in
comprehensive questionnaire targeting 369 general workers of construction site.
Their preference was rated using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from very disagree to
highly agree. The questionnaire set is a combination of Work Situation Awareness
Scale, Incidence of Accidents Severity Survey and Job Satisfaction Survey. It was
found that construction workers showed an average mean of work situation
awareness. There was no significant impact of socio demographic on the awareness.
In contrast, the construction workers recorded a higher mean of identification of
accidents’ severity and job satisfaction. There was no significant impact of socio
demographic on the accidents’ severity, however, there was significance between job
satisfaction with the length of service, p<Q.05 with (p=0.014). Result revealed a poor
positive correlation significance, p<0.05 between Work Situation Awareness and Job
Satisfaction with (/-=0.133). Based on the findings from the study, monitoring and
safety enforcement are necessary for effective construction working situation
awareness, accident prevention, and job satisfaction of the workers. |
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