Journal of Environmental and Public Health / 2022 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Building Construction Artisans’ Level of Access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the Perceived Barriers and Motivating Factors of Adherence to Its Use Table 2 PPE access, source, frequency of use, and cause of removal.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) 1 count (%) 2 count (%) 3 count (%) 4 count (%) 5 count (%) 6 count (%) 7 count (%) 8 count (%) 9 count (%) 10 count (%) Access to PPE Yes 160 (92.5) 10 (5.8) 19 (11.5) 40 (23.1) 21 (12.1) 166 (96.0) 14 (8.1) 65 (37.6) 155 (89.6) 22 (12.7) No 13 (7.5) 163 (94.2) 154 (89.0) 133 (76.9) 152 (87.9) 7 (4.0) 159 (91.9) 108 (62.4) 18 (10.4) 151 (87.3) Source of PPE Employer 13 (8.1) 1 (10.0) 3 (15.8) 6 (15.0) 10 (47.6) 13 (7.8) 5 (35.7) 9 (13.8) 9 (5.8) 4 (18.2) Self 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (10.5) 0 (0) 1 (4.8) 3 (1.8) 1 (7.1) 4 (6.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) Borrowed 147 (91.9) 9 (90.0) 14 (73.7) 34 (85.0) 10 (47.6) 150 (90.4) 8 (57.1) 52 (80.0) 146 (94.2) 18 (81.8) Frequency of use of PPE Always 100 (62.5) 6 (60) 8 (42.1) 31 (77.5) 7 (33.3) 98 (59.0) 6 (42.9) 30 (46.2) 104 (67.1) 6 (27.3) Often 12 (7.5) 1 (10) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) 3 (14.3) 11 (6.6) 2 (14.3) 2 (3.1) 10 (6.5) 1 (4.5) Sometimes 37 (23.1) 2 (20) 6 (31.6) 3 (7.5) 7 (33.3) 38 (22.9) 3 (21.4) 27 (41.5) 32 (20.6) 9 (40.9) Rarely 11 (6.9) 1 (10) 5 (26.3) 5 (12.5) 4 (19.0) 19 (11.4) 3 (21.4) 6 (9.2) 9 (5.8) 6 (27.3) Causes of removal of PPE Makes me feel too hot 41 (25.6) 7 (70.0) 2 (10.5) 27 (67.5) 17 (80.9) 151 (90.9) 2 (14.3) 56 (86.2) 143 (92.3) 3 (13.6) Makes task harder to do 79 (49.4) 0 (0) 3 (15.8) 3 (7.5) 3 (14.3) 15 (9.1) 4 (28.6) 8 (12.3) 7 (4.5) 2 (9.1) To save time 8 (5.0) 3 (30.0) 31 (68.5) 0 (0) 1 (4.8) 0 (0.0) 2 (14.3) 1 (1.5) 5 (3.2) 5 (22.7) Poor vision 30 (18.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 9 (22.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (28.6) 0 (0) 0 (0.0) 9 (40.9) Fall off 2 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (5.3) 1 (2.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0) 2 (14.3) 0 (0) 0 (0.0) 3 (13.6)
1 = safety helmet, 2 = ear plug/muff, 3 = safety harness/belt, 4 = respirator/mask, 5 = protective clothing/overall, 6 = safety boots/shoe, 7 = face shield, 8 = heavy-duty hand glove, 9 = safety vest, 10 = goggles/safety glasses.
