Analysis of Mining Engineering Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Occupational Safety and Health in Mining Industry Field

Sunandar, Suwarto; Yodang, Yodang

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“…In another study focusing on mining engineering students being prepared for the mining sector, the students’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding occupational safety and health issues were investigated [ 21 ]. The authors of the research showed that field work experience, interest in occupational safety and health and webinar attendance contributed to improving occupational safety and health knowledge, attitudes and practices in the mining industry.…”

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“…The study by Sunandar and Yodang [ 21 ] used a limited sample size of 56, making deriving generalizations from the findings difficult. Two studies by Mavhunga and You [ 17 , 18 ] used cross-sectional research designs, which limited the conclusions for any cause-and-effect relationships between the variables (e.g., knowledge and unsafe behavior) [ 19 ].…”

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“…The Health Belief Model (HBM), opined in the 1950s by Irwin M. Rosenstock, Godfrey M. Hochbaum, S. Stephen Kegeles and Howard Leventhal, is widely used in determining the health behavior of a person and postulates that the health behavior of individuals is the consequence of perceptions, modifying behavior and the likelihood of action [ 21 ]. The HBM focuses on four different dimensions, which include (1) perceived susceptibility of how one individual’s vulnerability to contracting a disease differs from the others, (2) how the perceived severity of contracting a particular disease for an individual may differ from one person to another, which also applies to (3) perceived benefits of acceptance of susceptibility toward a particular condition, and (4) beliefs regarding the effectiveness of a particular action also differing between individuals and perceived barriers, which is potential negativity toward undertaking a particularly recommended behavior [ 22 ].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine

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Work in the copper mining industry is often associated with exposure to respirable dust and respirable crystalline silica. This exposure has the potential to cause silicosis, an incurable occupational respiratory lung disease. This study aimed at establishing the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, work behavioral practices and compliance with safety standards and workers’ exposure to respirable dust. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted on 528 mine workers. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the descriptives. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with latent variables and partial least squares (LVPLS) analysis were employed to determine the relationship among these variables. The results indicated that of the four hypotheses, two were supported, and two were rejected, showing that there is a significant relationship between exposure to respirable dust and work behavioral practices, as well as compliance with safety standards. Knowledge and attitudes toward respirable dust exposure did not significantly influence exposure. According to the results from the survey, positive work behavioral practices as well as compliance with safety standards were significantly associated with exposure to respirable dust. It is recommended that mines should focus on the miners’ work behavioral practices and compliance with safety standards.

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Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine

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Taylor,

Kalebaila

et al. 2023

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“…The study by Sunandar and Yodang [21] used a limited sample size of 56, making deriving generalizations from the findings difficult. Two studies by Mavhunga and You [17,18] used cross-sectional research designs, which limited the conclusions for any cause-andeffect relationships between the variables (e.g., knowledge and unsafe behavior) [19].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour Practice and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine

Sifanu,

Taylor,

Kalebaila

et al. 2023

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Work in the copper mining industry is often associated with exposure to respirable dust and respirable crystalline silica. This exposure has the potential to cause silicosis, a non-curable occupational respiratory lung disease. This study aimed at establishing the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, work behaviour and practice, compliance with safety standards and exposure to respirable dust. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted on 528 mine workers. Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was used for descriptives. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with latent variables and partial least-squares (LVPLS) analysis was employed to determine the relationship among these variables. The results indicated that of the four (4) hypotheses, two (2) were supported and two (2) were rejected showing that there is a significant relationship between exposure to respirable dust and work behaviour and practice, as well as compliance with safety standards. Knowledge and attitudes towards respirable dust exposure did not significantly influence exposure. According to the results from the survey, positive work behaviour and practice as well as compliance with safety standards was significantly associated with exposure to respirable dust. It is recommended that the mine should focus on the miners’ work behaviour and practice and compliance with safety standards.

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Analysis of Mining Engineering Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Occupational Safety and Health in Mining Industry Field

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Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine

Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine

Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour Practice and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine

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