Knowledge, attitude and perception of risk management of steam boiler among workers in palm oil mills

Shawal, Faten Noor Suhaida (2016) Knowledge, attitude and perception of risk management of steam boiler among workers in palm oil mills. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Background: Workers in the steam boiler of palm oil mill are typically prone to accidents in the event of failure on the boiler operation. Objectives: To determine the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) of risk management of steam boiler among workers in palm oil mills. Methodology: This cross sectional study design was conducted at palm oil mills in Perak and Negeri Sembilan. A total of 50 workers who are working with steam boiler and management of steam boiler operation were purposively sampled. Self-administrated questionnaires were distributed consists of 4 main parts including occupational information, knowledge, attitude and perception of risk management of steam boiler. For data analysis, descriptive analysis was used to determine the percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation for the knowledge, attitude and perception. Chi square test was used to determine the association between KAP and accidents. Result: This study found that the 56% of boiler workers had good level of knowledge, 74% had good attitude toward risk and 64% had good perception of risk. The prevalence of accidents and near miss were 16% and 24% respectively. Carelessness were the most common (80%) cause of the accidents among the respondents. There was a significant association between attitude and accidents (X2=6.56; p=0.010) but not for knowledge and perception. Conclusion: This study found that the workers had good knowledge, good perception and good attitude of risk management of steam boiler in palm oil mills. Even though the level of KAP was high, but the employers need to revise the training of the worker to make them aware of the risk regularly due to the frequency of training was seldom among workers. Keywords: Palm oil mills, steam boiler, accidents, knowledge, attitude, perception, workers

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2024 01:25
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2024 01:25
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2093

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