The Affective Domain, Safety Attitude, and COVID-19 Prevention of Employees in the Petrochemical Industry
The petrochemical industry is relatively strict regarding safety rules in the workplace. The workplace involves high-risk categories that are intolerant of human error. Especially in the current situation with COVID-19, concerns regarding prevention and safety in the workplace have increased. In lig...
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| description | The petrochemical industry is relatively strict regarding safety rules in the workplace. The workplace involves high-risk categories that are intolerant of human error. Especially in the current situation with COVID-19, concerns regarding prevention and safety in the workplace have increased. In light of this pandemic, the company must know whether all employees recognize the implementation of COVID-19 prevention. In addition, employee awareness of safety grounded in the affective domain of human thought is lacking. This study investigates the safety attitudes and COVID-19 prevention in the workplace based on the affective domain of employees. A survey questionnaire based on the Likert scale was utilized to collect data from 618 employees in the petrochemical industry. Descriptive analysis and analysis of variance were used to examine the data. The results reveal that employees in the petrochemical industry have a positive degree of responses to COVID-19 prevention, safety attitudes, and the affective domain, regardless of employment characteristics such as gender, age, position, and work experience. This study concludes that a positive affective domain of employees is followed by a positive safety attitude; thus, effective COVID-19 prevention was established in the workplace based on the perspectives and attitudes of the employees. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e19217cf6304a5e835c7c2a79a091aa2023-11-18T00:29:27ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-05-0113538010.3390/bs13050380The Affective Domain, Safety Attitude, and COVID-19 Prevention of Employees in the Petrochemical IndustryGwo-Long Lai0I-Jyh Wen1Wei-Liang Chien2Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu 640301, TaiwanDepartment of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu 640301, TaiwanGraduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu 640301, TaiwanThe petrochemical industry is relatively strict regarding safety rules in the workplace. The workplace involves high-risk categories that are intolerant of human error. Especially in the current situation with COVID-19, concerns regarding prevention and safety in the workplace have increased. In light of this pandemic, the company must know whether all employees recognize the implementation of COVID-19 prevention. In addition, employee awareness of safety grounded in the affective domain of human thought is lacking. This study investigates the safety attitudes and COVID-19 prevention in the workplace based on the affective domain of employees. A survey questionnaire based on the Likert scale was utilized to collect data from 618 employees in the petrochemical industry. Descriptive analysis and analysis of variance were used to examine the data. The results reveal that employees in the petrochemical industry have a positive degree of responses to COVID-19 prevention, safety attitudes, and the affective domain, regardless of employment characteristics such as gender, age, position, and work experience. This study concludes that a positive affective domain of employees is followed by a positive safety attitude; thus, effective COVID-19 prevention was established in the workplace based on the perspectives and attitudes of the employees.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/5/380affective domainsafety attitudeCOVID-19 preventionpetrochemical industry workplace |
| spellingShingle | Gwo-Long Lai I-Jyh Wen Wei-Liang Chien The Affective Domain, Safety Attitude, and COVID-19 Prevention of Employees in the Petrochemical Industry Behavioral Sciences affective domain safety attitude COVID-19 prevention petrochemical industry workplace |
| title | The Affective Domain, Safety Attitude, and COVID-19 Prevention of Employees in the Petrochemical Industry |
| title_full | The Affective Domain, Safety Attitude, and COVID-19 Prevention of Employees in the Petrochemical Industry |
| title_fullStr | The Affective Domain, Safety Attitude, and COVID-19 Prevention of Employees in the Petrochemical Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Affective Domain, Safety Attitude, and COVID-19 Prevention of Employees in the Petrochemical Industry |
| title_short | The Affective Domain, Safety Attitude, and COVID-19 Prevention of Employees in the Petrochemical Industry |
| title_sort | affective domain safety attitude and covid 19 prevention of employees in the petrochemical industry |
| topic | affective domain safety attitude COVID-19 prevention petrochemical industry workplace |
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