Abdul Salam, Siti Najihah (2019) The acceptance level of new safety helmet design among palm oil plantation harvesters in Johor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Introduction: Occupational accidents by sector reported that agriculture is the second highest with 289 cases. Head injury is the main concern as it can result severe injury and fatality. Improvement of the safety helmet is crucial since the level on the usage of current safety helmet in palm oil is very low due to the main issue such as discomfort. Objectives: The aims of this study are to determine the acceptance level of new safety helmet design and to determine the significance difference on practice before and after implementation of training. Methodology: This one-group pretestposttest study design was conducted among 124 harvesters in three palm oil plantations located in Johor. Modified structured questionnaires were used to collect data on socio demographic background, knowledge, attitude, practice on safety helmet usage and the acceptance level of new safety helmet design. A training session through video presentation on correct usage of safety helmet was given. The new safety helmet design was given to the harvesters for three days. Observation on field was carried out on practice item for post-test. Results: Descriptive analysis shows harvesters have high score for knowledge, attitude and practice. There is no significance difference (p>0.05) on practice before and after implementation of training. There is significant increase (p<0.001) of acceptance level of parameter (comfort, safety, ventilation, peak, fit, design and heat) of new safety helmet design in day 1, day 3 and day 6 among palm oil plantation harvesters. Conclusion: Overall, the harvesters have high knowledge, attitude and practice level and new safety helmet design is well accepted by the harvesters. Training session implemented is helpful, however, the module need to be improvised to increase the practice level. Keywords: Acceptance, new safety helmet design, practice, harvesters
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| Depositing User: | Ms Norafizah Radzuan |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Feb 2025 06:49 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Feb 2025 06:49 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2336 |
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