RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND USE OF SAFETY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FROM NOISE ABNORMAL SYMPTOMS FROM NOISE EXPOSURE AMONG EMPLOYERS OF ONE CASSAVA STARCH FACTORY IN BURIRAM PROVINCE
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Abnormal symptoms of noise exposure, safety behavior, employeeAbstract
Current industrial development has brought more machines to use in production, resulting in loud noise from working. As a result, workers experience permanent hearing loss. This study aimed to study the relationship between behavior in using safety equipment from noise and abnormal symptoms from noise exposure among employees at a cassava starch factory. The study sample consisted of 110 people. Data were collected using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis using the Chi-square, and Fisher's exact test.
The results of the study found that The majority of the sample were male, 89.1 percent, aged 20 - 30 years, 52.7 percent worked in the production department, 53.7 percent were single and married, 48.18 percent used ear muffs to protect against loud noise, 39.1 percent had received Knowledge or training on the use of noise protection equipment: 93.6 percent, no congenital disease: 91.8 percent, and duration of work in the department: less than 10 years: 96.4 percent. Results of testing the relationship of demographic data with abnormal symptoms from noise exposure, including age and length of service. The level of behavior in using safety equipment to protect from noise at the behavioral level must be improved (score <75%), wich is significantly related to abnormal symptoms from noise exposure at the p <.05 level.
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