Occupational noise-related perception and personal protection behavior among Chinese construction workers

Chong, Dan; Chen, Lin; Peng, Yi; Yu, Anni

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105629

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“…The scale of work environment exposure was adapted from the research of Chong et al (2022), with a total of four items, among which an example is that "I have time and energy to think about whether I am exposed to hazards at work, such as adjusting time, wearing protective equipment to prevent injury and so on. "…”

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“…The control scale (eight items) was designed according to the study of Corso-de-Zúñiga et al ( 2020), an example entry of which is "When I pay careful and thorough attention to my health, I can control my health behaviors and outcomes." The knowledge, attitude, and practice scale (three items) was adapted from Chong et al (2022), an example is "My knowledge can protect me from unsafe or unhealthy activities. "…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, physical symptoms and psychological disorders (heat stress, noise deafness, sleep disorders, respiratory diseases, etc.) related to the thermal environment, noise, dust, and toxic substances were found (Chong et al, 2022). In addition, effects on job satisfaction and subjective well‐being have been shown in the worldwide worker cohort study (Batson et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Revealing the practical strategies for promoting Chinese migrant workers' health and well‐being: Organizational empowerment perspective

Zhou

Sun

Zhao

et al. 2022

Applied Psych Health & Well

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The health and well‐being of migrant workers struggling to make ends meet are being compromised, especially with the uncertainty of the COVID‐19 pandemic. The aim is to analyze how organizational empowerment promotes health and well‐being from an applied psychological perspective, taking into account the shaping role of individual vulnerability. Links between theory and practice will be established to achieve equitable health and well‐being. The underlying mechanism by which organizational empowerment mitigated workplace‐induced adverse outcomes was validated in the analysis of construction workers (n = 966). In addition, individual characteristics, namely, excitability, low perceptual threshold, control, and knowledge, attitude, and practice, were identified as critical factors, as well‐being consequences vary from person to person. Moderating effect analysis showed that high excitability enhanced the association between work environment exposure and health and well‐being. Control and knowledge, attitude, and practice have opposite effects. Moreover, the dual effects of the low perception threshold are verified, that is, facing the work environment produces more negative consequences, whereas perceiving more resources stimulates more positive consequences. Overall, the research provides a clearer dialectical view of vulnerability, contributing wisdom toward accurate management based on empowerment theory, which lays a solid foundation for bridging gaps in health and well‐being.

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Revealing the practical strategies for promoting Chinese migrant workers' health and well‐being: Organizational empowerment perspective

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Zhao

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Applied Psych Health & Well

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“…In addition, excessive noise exposure at work may lead to auditory health effects, such as occupational noise-induced hearing loss (Zainal Abidin et al 2018). At the same time, exposure to occupational noise, such as in the construction industry, weakens noise sensitivity and perception of noise effects and deserves our attention (Chong et al, 2022).…”

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On the definition of noise

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Jiang²,

Kang³

et al. 2022

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Urbanization has exposed people to extreme sound levels. Although researchers have investigated the ability of people to listen, analyze, and distinguish sound, the concept of noise has not been clearly articulated from a human perspective. The lack of knowledge on how people perceive noise limits our capacity to control it in a targeted manner. This study aimed to interpret the definition of noise from the public perspective based on a grounded theory approach. Seventy-eight participants were interviewed about noise, and four categories of perceived understanding of noise were identified: challenges, definitions of noise, opportunities, and action. As one of the challenges, urbanization is associated with increased noise levels around the human environment. In terms of definition, perceiving sound as noise is considered to be a result of the complex and dynamic process that includes sound, the environment, and humans. Sound and humans interact with the environment. In terms of opportunities, noise may have positive roles on certain occasions, dispelling the misconception that noise is exclusively negative. In addition, we found that noise perception has gradually shifted from noise control to noise utilization. In terms of action, noise can be controlled at the sound sources, susceptible target groups, susceptible behaviors and states, locations, and times where noise is perceived with high frequency. In this study, we investigated several aspects of noise, ranging from noise control, soundscape definition, and ‘soundscape indices’ (SSID) integration and application. Our findings provide an additional basis for developing better definitions, control, and utilization strategies of noise in the future, thereby improving the quality of the sound environment.

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“…In China, researchers investigated the relationship between occupational noise perception and personal protection behaviour among construction workers. According to the findings of the study, individual factors had little impact on workers' perceptions and protection regarding occupational noise exposure [28]. Based on the Health Protection model divides behaviour determinants were divided into three groups: (a) noise sensitivity, (b) noise awareness perception and physical and mental effects, and (c) internal management or management commitment in this paper [29][30][31].…”

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A Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach on Construction Noise Related Perception and Behavior among the Workforces

Prakash

Yogeswari

2022

Civ Eng J

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Noise pollution from the construction industry is unpredictable and harmful to workers over the long term. There has been a lot of research on noise pollution at construction sites throughout the world, but India lacks research on construction noise and its perceived impacts on workers. This study aims to look into how Indian construction workers perceive noise and behave to protect themselves. From previous research, the noise-related perception parameters were identified and a questionnaire was created. In the questionnaire survey, 520 responses from white- and blue-collar workers were gathered. The SPSS tool was used to analyze the responses. The Pearson correlation analysis determined how closely the perception parameters are associated. The relationship between noise sensitivity and involvement in preventive measures, as well as awareness perception, was also supported by structural equation modeling. The study’s findings thus revealed that workers' behaviour can be influenced depending on their level of awareness. The implications of the findings help to improve our theoretical understanding of how construction workers involve in preventive measures and will aid in the development of safety policies and training programs to increase worker knowledge and curb risk-taking behaviour. The study's novelty lies in the development of a framework for construction noise assessment and abatement in India that is suggested and validated by construction industry professionals in real time projects. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2022-08-12-04 Full Text: PDF

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Occupational noise-related perception and personal protection behavior among Chinese construction workers

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Revealing the practical strategies for promoting Chinese migrant workers' health and well‐being: Organizational empowerment perspective

Revealing the practical strategies for promoting Chinese migrant workers' health and well‐being: Organizational empowerment perspective

On the definition of noise

A Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach on Construction Noise Related Perception and Behavior among the Workforces

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