Awareness of Occupational Hazards and Utilization of Safety Measures among Welders in Aksum and Adwa Towns, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, 2013

Table 2

Knowledge level of respondents on occupational hazards among Axum and Adwa welding workers, September 2013 ().

Knowledge variables	Number	Percent
Ever heard about occupational hazards
Yes	135	51.9
No	125	48.1
Knowledge to fire hazards
Yes	170	65.4
No	90	34.6
Knowledge to electrical hazards
Yes	202	77.7
No	58	22.3
Knowledge to chemical hazards
Yes	153	58.8
No	107	41.2
Knowledge to biological hazards
Yes	122	46.9
No	138	53.1
Knowledge to ergonomically hazards
Yes	118	45.4
No	142	54.6
Knowledge to mechanical hazards
Yes	150	57.7
No	110	42.3
Knowledge to psychosocial hazards
Yes	129	49.6
No	131	50.4
Knowledge to radiation hazards
Yes	122	46.9
No	138	53.1
Knowledge of accident prevention
Yes	220	84.6
No	40	15.4
Knowledge of safety measures
Yes	176	67.7
No	84	32.3
Knowledge of occupational hazards
Knowledgeable	115	44.2
Less knowledgeable	145	55.8