Hayder M. A. Ghanimi, Azizi Ab Aziz, Faudziah Ahmad
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A Case Study of on the Usage of Safety Helmet Among Agricultural Workers in Palm Oil Plantation
Ammar ADNAN1, Roya LATIFI1, Shamsul Bahri MOHD TAMRIN1, Yee Guan NG1, Khairul Nazri ABD WAHIB1, Ahmad Rizal ABDUL RAHMAN2, Shahriman ABU BAKAR3
1Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2 Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
3 School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Page 53 – 57 | Vol. 1, No. 2 (2016) | Available online on 1 December 2016
Abstract
Personal protective equipment or PPE is important to protect the user against safety or health risks at work. In oil palm plantation, safety helmet is one of the important PPE to protect against falling object or impact. The aim of this study was to gather data regarding the knowledge, attitude and practice on the usage of safety helmet among oil palm workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 178 workers in two oil palm plantation located in Melaka, Malaysia. A set of questionnaires was used to collect data on socio-demographic, safety information, knowledge, attitude and practice on the usage of safety helmet. Based on the descriptive analysis, results indicate that the workers lack in knowledge, attitude and practice of the safety helmet used. Thus, intervention program on usage of safety helmet should be carried out to increase safety awareness among the workers.
Keywords
Safety helmet, harvester, oil palm
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