Effect of Participatory Safety Training and Supervision on Respiratory Protective Device Use Among Stone Crushing Workers
Keywords:
Participatory Safety Training, Respiratory Protective Device Use, Stone Crushing WorkersAbstract
The encouragement of effective and proper use of respiratory protective devices helps to minimize the risk of respiratory problems of stone crushing workers at risk.The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to examine the effect of participatory safety training and supervision on the use of respiratory protective devices among stone crushing workers. The study was implemented during January to March 2015. The sample consisted of the stone crushing workers in 2 crushing plants in Mae Tha District, Lampang Province, and were selected by paired matching with respect to gender and age. Two plants were randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. Each group had 27 workers. The research instruments consisted of 1) a participatory safety training plan and supervision plan and 2) an interview form regarding the use of respiratory protective devices, which was also confirmed by five experts and yielded a content validity index of 1.00. The reliability of this form was tested and yielded a value of 0.86. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.
The results of study
Major results showed that the experimental group had statistically significantly higher mean scores regarding the use of respiratory protective devices after receiving intervention (p< .05).When comparing between groups, the experimental group had statistically significantly higher mean scores regarding the use of respiratory protective device than the control group (p< .05).Findings from this study demonstrate the effectiveness of participatory safety training and supervision on promoting proper use of respiratory protective devices Therefore, occupational health nurses and health care personnel should apply such training to workers at risk of respiratory problems from stone crushing.
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