Application of semiotics for health and safety signs comprehension on construction sites in Yola metropolis, Nigeria

Alara, Samuel Abiodun; Inuwa, Ibrahim Ibrahim; Gambo, Nuru

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/615/1/012028

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“…Incidents : means all hazard-related events that have been referred to as accidents, mishaps, near misses, occupational illnesses, environmental spills, losses, fires, explosions. 19 – 21 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Emergency escape or first-aid sign : a sign that informs people about emergency exits, first-aid, or rescue facilities. 19 – 21 …”

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“…Information sign : is a sign that instructs anyone in the work area on how to safely do any activity or movement. 19 – 21 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Safety and/or health sign : A sign that uses a signboard, a color, an illuminated sign, an auditory signal, verbal communication, or a hand signal to transmit information or instructions about workplace safety or health. 19 – 21 …”

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Factors associated with the level of Knowledge and self-reported Practice toward safety precautions among Factory Workers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

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Background: According to the International Labor Organization, occupational accidents and diseases kill millions of workers every year. Objective: To assess factors associated with the level of knowledge and self-reported practice toward safety precautions among factory workers in the East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021. Methods: An institution-based, cross-sectional study was conducted on 420 randomly selected factory workers. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires and an observation checklist. The data were analyzed using the descriptive statistical method and using bivariate binary and multivariable logistic regression models. Variables with a p-value <0.05 with a 95% confidence interval were considered to have statistical significance. Results: The study had a response rate of 99.0%, with a total of 416 respondents. 53.4% of respondents were aware of safety precautions, and 56.0% of them rated the use of personal protective equipment as an indicator of the practice of safety precautions. Factory workers’ educational status (adjusted odds ratio: 4.3, 95% confidence interval: 2.4, 7.8), job satisfaction (adjusted odds ratio: 4.7, 95% confidence interval: 2.1, 10.4), and having training on safety issues (adjusted odds ratio: 12.8, 95% confidence interval: 6.3, 26.1) were determinant factors of knowledge regarding safety precautions, while the type of factory (adjusted odds ratio: 16.0, 95% confidence interval: 5.8, 44.1), the presence of regular supervision (adjusted odds ratio: 3.8, 95% confidence interval: 2.1, 6.8), and overall knowledge about safety precautions (adjusted odds ratio: 7.2, 95% confidence interval: 3.9, 13.2) were the independent determinants of the practice of safety precautions. Conclusions: Workers’ knowledge and practice regarding safety precautions were low as compared to studies in developing countries. Interventions targeted at the provision of training, promotion, and enforcement of issues regarding safety precautions should be in place. Employers, the government, and employees should work together to address these workplace safety issues.

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“…Emergency escape or first-aid sign : a sign that informs people about emergency exits, first-aid, or rescue facilities. 19 – 21 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Information sign : is a sign that instructs anyone in the work area on how to safely do any activity or movement. 19 – 21 …”

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“…The results demonstrated that neither the red color nor the graphic content contributed to higher reported accuracy levels, but they were quicker to be identified and comprehended during visual search and scanning activities. Alara et al (2019) investigated how semiotics can be used to enhance the comprehension of construction operatives' health and safety (H&S) signs in the Yola metropolis, Nigeria. They found training, experience and education ranked highly relevant for curbing accidents on construction sites.…”

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Neural mechanisms behind semantic congruity of construction safety signs: An EEG investigation on construction workers

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Accurate comprehension of safety signs plays a critical part in warning construction workers of potential work hazards. However, existing studies have rarely investigated construction workers' comprehension of safety signs at construction sites. Moreover, existing evaluation methods are generally based on subjective behavior tests, questionnaires, and interviews. Therefore, this study examined the effects of semantic congruity on the comprehension of safety signs, including two sign types (prohibition vs. warning signs) and two conditions (semantic congruence vs. incongruence), combining event‐related potentials and time‐frequency analysis measurements. Adopting the S1‐S2 paradigm, electroencephalogram data were recorded when participants decided whether S1 and S2 were semantically congruent or not. Results showed that the semantically incongruent safety sign‐word pairs elicited larger N400 amplitudes and increased theta (3–8 Hz) power in 300–420 ms. The amplitude of N400 in the semantically incongruent condition of the warning sign‐word pairs was more negative than that for the prohibition sign‐word pairs, while there were no significant differences between the prohibition and warning sign‐word pairs in the semantically congruent condition. A greater late positive potential (LPP) (550–750 ms) was also elicited in the semantically incongruent safety sign‐word pairs, which was different from previous studies that observed larger LPP in congruent conditions. These results suggest complicated cognitive mechanisms of safety sign comprehension in construction workers. This study extends safety sign comprehension research by using electrophysiological approaches and provides useful indicators for researchers or safety engineers to measure the semantic congruity of proposed sign designs.

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Safety sign comprehension of fiberboard industry employees

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2023

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Application of semiotics for health and safety signs comprehension on construction sites in Yola metropolis, Nigeria

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Factors associated with the level of Knowledge and self-reported Practice toward safety precautions among Factory Workers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Factors associated with the level of Knowledge and self-reported Practice toward safety precautions among Factory Workers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Neural mechanisms behind semantic congruity of construction safety signs: An EEG investigation on construction workers

Safety sign comprehension of fiberboard industry employees

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