Research on the Effectiveness of Modular Post Stations in Improving Conditions for Decent Work in Outdoor Working Environments

Abstract

In the context of decent work being regarded as the eighth goal of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 8), unsafe, inconvenient, and uncomfortable outdoor working conditions have gradually highlighted the problem of decent work for outdoor workers. The purpose of this study is to explore the possible methods for providing decent work in outdoor public spaces and to verify the work framework by combining design and psychology. Firstly, by analyzing the current demand of outdoor workers for decent conditions for outdoor working environments, the status of relevant research and actual assistance, as well as the design status and trend of urban public facilities, the shortcomings of the existing research and designs were summarized, and a new design direction was proposed. Secondly, based on modular design theory, urban post stations for outdoor workers were designed to meet their basic needs, such as sunshade, rain protection, temporary rest, and so on. Finally, a structural equation model was constructed to evaluate the effectiveness of the modular post station in improving the sense of decency in the outdoor working environment through the decency scale and the scale of factors affecting it. The results showed that the requirements of the working environment had a significant positive impact on the sense of decency and that different environmental conditions had different significant degrees of impact on it. Therefore, the modular urban post station designed in this study can effectively improve the sense of decency by optimizing the working environment and meeting the basic needs of outdoor workers during work.