Factors Impacting Occupational Safety among Women Engineers

Abstract

On the one hand, in the present era, construction companies are one of Egypt’s fastest-growing industries and provide significant economic returns. On the other hand, construction industries significantly put individuals in danger of accidental death. In this study, the researchers examined the factors that affect Occupational Safety (OCS) measures among women engineers working in Egypt’s construction industries. This is a quantitative study that used cross-sectional data, and the researchers used 376 usable samples. By applying Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), this study’s findings demonstrate that the Work Environment (WEN), Personal Protection (PP), Training and Education of Safety Skills (TESS), Familiarity with Safety Regulations (FSR) and Safety Commitment (SCT) influence OCS. This study’s findings will help policymakers and planners design effective safety policies on construction sites. This study’s findings about adopting precautionary and safety measures will help reduce the death rates on Egypt’s construction sites. Finally, particularly in developing countries, this study’s findings will contribute to the health and safety and environment and health literature.

Personal Competencies for Work–Family Integration and Its Relationship with Productivity and Comprehensive Health in Salaried Professionals

“…The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was performed using the SPSS add-on, AMOS Version 24, chosen for its covariance-based approach, which imposes minimal restrictions on measurement scales [32]. Its application is recommended for samples larger than 200, fitting this study's sample size of 270 participants [33,34].…”

“…It is noteworthy that, from the initial set of six competencies, only four remained in the final model, as components such as Conflict Communication (CC) and Acceptance and Respect (AR) demonstrated high correlation with other variables, resulting in their integration with other latent variables. This refinement of the model led to an enhanced significance, as indicated by improved fit indices: Normed Fit Index (NFI), Goodness of Fit Index (GFI), Root Mean Square Residual (RMR), Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index (AGFI), and Relative Fit Index (RFI) [24,32] (Refer to Table 2). These adjustments contributed to a more coherent and statistically robust model, reflecting a better understanding of the relationships between the competencies and their relationships to Work-Family Integration (WFI) outcomes.…”