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KMID : 1039220200300020213
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
2020 Volume.30 No. 2 p.213 ~ p.225
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Effects of Working Conditions on Satisfaction with Work Environment and Mediating Effects of Providing Health and Safety Information among Construction Workers
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Lee Mi-Eun
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Abstract
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Objectives: In order to prepare measures to enhance construction workers’ satisfaction with their working environment, the effects of working conditions and the mediating effects of safety and health information on workers’ satisfaction with their working environment in the construction industry have been studied. The results of this study can be used as basic data for further studies in this field.
Method: Data on 1,361 male construction workers from the 5th Korea Working Condition Survey (KWCS) were used for this study. The effects of working conditions were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and the mediating effects of health and safety information were analyzed with SPSS PROCESS macro using the bootstrap method.
Results: The safety and health management system and the self-determination of break time had a statistically significant positive effect on satisfaction with the working environment. Chemical and ergonomic risk factors had a statistically significant negative effect on satisfaction with the working environment. The provision of safety and health information, the mediating variable, had a statistically significant positive effect on satisfaction with the working environment. Therefore, it had a mediating effect between working conditions and satisfaction with the working environment.
Conclusion: In order to enhance construction workers’ satisfaction with their working environment, the above results suggest that the safety and health management system should be well established; self-determination of break times should be guaranteed; and chemical and ergonomic risk factors should be controlled. In addition, workers should be provided with necessary health and safety information related to their work. This study will be useful if these findings are used as basic data in further studies in related fields.
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KEYWORD
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construction Industry, safety and health information, working conditions, working environment satisfaction
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