Development of a Web-Based Wear-Fit System for Construction Workers’ PPE
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2024
ABSTRACT
In most construction sites in Nigeria, compliance with wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is poor. Some construction workers have alluded to the degree of discomfort experienced while wearing PPE on construction sites. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a web-based wear-fit system to involve construction workers in the process of PPE selection. The study used a cross-sectional survey research design, which utilized an electronic questionnaire instrument in this survey. A total of 80 construction workers participated in this study. They were selected using a quota-purposive sampling technique. The data obtained were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, mean score tests, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests. The study revealed that construction workers experienced the most comfort in wearing reflective jackets, lab coats, and coverall or aprons. In contrast, the slightest comfort was experienced using hand gloves, nose masks, and respirators. The study developed a web-based wear-fit system for construction workers’ PPE to aid comfort and compliance in wearing PPE on construction sites. The study’s contribution is mainly clamoring for the involvement of workers in the PPE selection process using electronic platforms such as the web-based wear-fit system.
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Construction Research Congress 2024
Pages: 425 - 434
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Published online: Mar 18, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Computer networks
- Computing in civil engineering
- Construction engineering
- Construction equipment
- Construction management
- Construction sites
- Data analysis
- Employment
- Engineering fundamentals
- Equipment and machinery
- Geomatics
- Internet
- Labor
- Methodology (by type)
- Personnel management
- Practice and Profession
- Research methods (by type)
- Surveying instruments
- Surveying methods
- Surveys (non-geomatic)
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