Research Article
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 (
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| 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 |
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