Evaluation Of Confined Space Safety Regulation Compliance And Worker Awareness In Hong Kong

Abstract

Purpose: Safety issues have become increasingly important in the construction business. In an effort to reduce accidents, eliminate illness, and provide an ideal working atmosphere on their built-up sites, several construction businesses worldwide are using ecological, health, and safety oversight strategies. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), specific processes, and engineering safeguards have been the mainstays of traditional prevention of infections methods. Among Hong Kong construction workers, this research examined the linear and curvilinear correlations between gender and safety performance (accident rates and occupational injuries), as well as safety attitudes.

Method: This study examines at the connections between psychological stresses (distress and fulfilment with employment on the psychological level), safety performances (self-reported accident and injury rate at workplace), and safety environment (safety attitudes and interactions). 375 construction workers from 27 sites in Hong Kong, China (M = 365, F = 9, mean age = 35.64 years) were given an interview. In-depth interviews and questionnaires were used to gather data between February and May 2018.

Results: Using a path analysis conducted using the EQS-5, the proposed model of the interaction among the safety the surroundings, safety performance, and psychological stressors was evaluated. The results provide some support for the idea, as psychological distress and safety attitudes both predict the prevalence of accidents and work-related injuries. The analysis gave important information on eight components of safety in construction, involving security procedures and specifications, safety organization as well, safety training, inspection of hazardous circumstances, personal protection program, machinery and supplies, promotion of safety, and managerial behaviour.

Conclusion: The survey findings give managers of building projects and safety in construction professionals with practical information to help them keep their sites safe. This article presents insights and comments. Variability in organisational and individual characteristics can explain a large portion of the diversity in self-protective conduct in health care environments. Moreover, a mediator in the relationship between safeguarding mentality and the number of accidents was shown to be psychological distress. Examined is the effect of these results on psychological counselling in the construction industry.