Occupational Accidents and Risk Behavior Among Wooden Game Workers
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2010-04-06
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Journal of Public Health
Abstract
The main purpose of this descriptive study was to examine occupational accidents, risk behavior and the relationship between occupational accidents and risk behavior among wooden game workers in Chiang Mai province during December, 2007 to January, 2008. The 160 study samples were chosen through a purposive sampling of collected data. The main results demonstrated that the prevalence rate of occupational accidents during the last three months was 90.0%. Further, the prevalence rate of near miss incidents during the last three months was 41.2%. Concerning risk behavior, it was found that the study sample had total risk behaviors at a high level (14.3%) and at a moderate level (71.2%). Considering each aspect of risk behavior of the sample, not using personal protective equipment, using inappropriate machine/equipment and not following work safety rules had risk behaviors at a high level (17.5%, 14.3 % and 17.5% respectively). In addition, it was found that occupational accidents had a significant relationship with total risk behaviors (p-value \< 0.05) and only not using personal protective equipment was found to have a significant relationship with occupational accidents (p-value \< 0.05). The findings of this study indicate that occupational health nurses and related occupational and environmental health and safety organizations should recognize the significance of occupational accidents and continuously conduct systematic surveillance for occupational accidents. In addition, occupational accident prevention should be planned as well as supporting safe behavior or reducing high risk behavior of the workers in the workplace, focusing on not using personal protective equipment. It is anticipated that this will improve safety in the workplace.
Description
Keywords
Citation
Journal of Public Health; Vol.39 No.2 May-August 2009; 131-140