AbstractIntroduction:While there is some evidence of the influences of personal knowledge and organizational factors on workers' hearing protection, a causal model examining relationships between these variables is lacking. Method: To create and test such a model, this study collected data from 1,701 workers in Hong Kong through a random sample telephone survey. Results: Fitting the model to the data revealed that organizational regulation of occupational noise protection was a root cause of workers' protective behavior, whereas workers knowledge about the protection exhibited only a minimal effect. Conclusions: These findings cast doubt on the significance of personal knowledge as a unique factor contributing to noise protection. The study also finds that organizational regulation was predictable by a number of organizational and industrial factors. Impact on industry: To prevent occupational deafness, organizational regulation accompanied by regular inspection and a norm of noise protection is important.


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    Titel :

    Organizational influence on working people's occupational noise protection in Hong Kong


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Journal of Safety Research ; 35 , 4 ; 465-475


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2004-04-30


    Format / Umfang :

    11 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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