Building Construction Artisans’ Level of Access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the Perceived Barriers and Motivating Factors of Adherence to Its Use

Table 5

Influence of age grouping, years of experience, and form of employment on motivation to PPE use (ANOVA).

Factors	Mean	StD. Dev.	Age group		Group means	Years of experience		Group means	Form of employment		Group means
			F-value	Sig.		F-value	Sig.		F-value	Sig.
PPE prevents exposure to hazards	4.30	0.73	0.31	0.58	No significant difference in group means	3.03	0.08	No significant difference in group means	2.96	0.09	No significant difference in group means
PPE reduces the risk of occupational injuries and illness	4.26	0.76	1.85	0.18	No significant difference in group means	2.53	0.11	No significant difference in group means	0.34	0.56	No significant difference in group means
A reminder from my supervisor every day to my wear of PPE	4.09	0.77	0.41	0.52	No significant difference in group means	0.36	0.55	No significant difference in group means	0.73	0.39	No significant difference in group means
Supervisor or employer finding me for not wearing PPE is important	3.73	1.14	8.28	0.01	18–20 = 3.00; 21–30 = 3.37; 31–40 = 3.83; 41–50 = 3.97; 51–60 = 3.20; >60 = 4.75	1.06	0.31	No significant difference in group means	4.15	0.04	Permanent = 3.81; temporal = 4.05; casual = 3.47
Poster in my facility serve as important reminders to wear PPE	3.47	1.47	10.58	0.01	18–20 = 4.33; 21–30 = 4.02; 31–40 = 3.14; 41–50 = 3.64; 51–60 = 3.60; >60 = 1.00	17.16	0.01	1–5 = 4.03; 6–10 = 3.32; 11–15 = 3.39; 16–20 = 2.70; >20 = 2.21	31.04	0.01	Permanent = 2.63; temporal = 2.93; casual = 4.16
The threat of disciplinary action is an important factor in wearing PPE	3.72	0.91	0.02	0.88	No significant difference in group means	1.34	0.25	No significant difference in group means	5.68	0.02	Permanent = 3.38; temporal = 3.68; casual = 3.87
Having PPE at a location of hazard is critical to ensure that I wear it	4.08	0.72	0.18	0.67	No significant difference in group means	4.71	0.03	1–5 = 4.20; 6–10 = 4.03; 11–15 = 4.00; 16–20 = 3.80; >20 = 4.00	4.68	0.03	Permanent = 3.97; temporal = 3.89; casual = 4.24
Seeing others wearing PPE	4.03	0.74	0.93	0.34	No significant difference in group means	1.15	0.29	No significant difference in group means	0.57	0.45	No significant difference in group means
Regular and frequent education on the importance of PPE	3.78	0.94	0.51	0.48	No significant difference in group means	4.68	0.03	1–5 = 4.08; 6–10 = 3.62; 11–15 = 3.50; 16–20 = 3.80; >20 = 3.57	3.71	0.06	No significant difference in group means
My supervisor sets the example on wearing PPE	4.22	0.62	0.01	0.93	No significant difference in group means	0.89	0.34	No significant difference in group means	0.02	0.88	No significant difference in group means
Safety rules requirement	4.16	0.64	0.11	0.74	No significant difference in group means	0.38	0.54	No significant difference in group means	2.30	0.13	No significant difference in group means
Self and others’ security	4.18	0.62	0.30	0.58	No significant difference in group means	2.51	0.11	No significant difference in group means	0.53	0.47	No significant difference in group means

Significant at .