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Jul 15, 2024DOI:
10.4314/jnoa.v26i2.5Keywords:
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A survey of workers' knowledge of occupational hazards and eye-protective device use in a bottling company
Abstract
Purpose: Occupational hazards pose a considerable threat to the health and safety of workers in bottling companies particularly in cases where adequate protective measures are not in place. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of occupational hazards and the use of eye protective devices among workers at the Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at the Coca-Cola bottling company in Benin City, Edo State using a well-structured questionnaire administered to the entire 349 workers of the Coca-Cola bottling company. The result was tested using the statistical package for social science (SPSS statistics for Windows, version 22.0), and the P value was set at (P=0.05). Chi-square test was used to determine relationships between relevant variables. A p-value of <0.05 was regarded as statistically significant.
Results: Results showed that majority of the participants (99.4%) had knowledge of the use of eye protective devices while (0.6%) had no knowledge of their uses. No significant association was found between the different demographics, constant use of eye protective devices during work was not significantly associated with gender (p=0.376), marital status (p=0.680), level of education (p=0.359), or duration of employment (p=0.695).
Conclusion: Despite the increased awareness of the use of eye-protective devices among the workers, majority of the participants do not make use of these eye-protective devices when working. It is recommended that there should be a collective effort to enhance workplace safety, align knowledge with the use of eye-protective devices, and strive for safety excellence.
