Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Workers towards Occupational Health and Safety
"nBackground: Studies show that about 90% of accidents occur because of unsafe behavior and human errors. Even if workers do not have the right knowledge, attitude and behavior toward safety measures in a safe workplace, all efforts for an accident-free workplace will be in vain. This study...
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doaj-bc4a86d7b8dc4069b4a02665015739ea2020-12-02T07:24:33ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852009-06-01382125129Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Workers towards Occupational Health and SafetyH Sanaei NasabR TavakoliF GhofranipourA KazemnejadA Khavanin"nBackground: Studies show that about 90% of accidents occur because of unsafe behavior and human errors. Even if workers do not have the right knowledge, attitude and behavior toward safety measures in a safe workplace, all efforts for an accident-free workplace will be in vain. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and behavior of workers toward occupational health and safety."nMethods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on workers in Mahshahr Razy Petrochemical Complexm Ahwaz, Iran. A sample size of 210 was randomly selected. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Ques­tionnaire's validity was gained by content-validity and its reliability was validated by Kronbach's alpha. Data was analyzed using SPSS 13."nResults: Mean age of workers was 31.1 years. The mean of their knowledge, attitude and behavior was reported 26.02, 153.18 and 36, respectively. 52.9% of workers had low, 36.7% moderate and 10.5% high level of knowledge. In addition, 75.7% of the subjects had a positive attitude towards occupational health and safety; 30% of workers had low safety behavior and 70% had safe behavior. The mean of knowledge grade shows a significant relationship with education level. A same relationship was reported for the mean of attitudes and behavior with age."nConclusion: Managers should design and implement educational interventions to promote knowledge, attitude and safe behaviors of workers.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/13610.pdf&manuscript_id=13610KnowledgeAttitudeSafe behaviorUnsafe behaviorWorkersIran |
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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Workers towards Occupational Health and Safety |
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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Workers towards Occupational Health and Safety |
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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Workers towards Occupational Health and Safety |
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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Workers towards Occupational Health and Safety |
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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Workers towards Occupational Health and Safety |
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evaluation of knowledge, attitude and behavior of workers towards occupational health and safety |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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"nBackground: Studies show that about 90% of accidents occur because of unsafe behavior and human errors. Even if workers do not have the right knowledge, attitude and behavior toward safety measures in a safe workplace, all efforts for an accident-free workplace will be in vain. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and behavior of workers toward occupational health and safety."nMethods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on workers in Mahshahr Razy Petrochemical Complexm Ahwaz, Iran. A sample size of 210 was randomly selected. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Ques­tionnaire's validity was gained by content-validity and its reliability was validated by Kronbach's alpha. Data was analyzed using SPSS 13."nResults: Mean age of workers was 31.1 years. The mean of their knowledge, attitude and behavior was reported 26.02, 153.18 and 36, respectively. 52.9% of workers had low, 36.7% moderate and 10.5% high level of knowledge. In addition, 75.7% of the subjects had a positive attitude towards occupational health and safety; 30% of workers had low safety behavior and 70% had safe behavior. The mean of knowledge grade shows a significant relationship with education level. A same relationship was reported for the mean of attitudes and behavior with age."nConclusion: Managers should design and implement educational interventions to promote knowledge, attitude and safe behaviors of workers. |
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