Effects of Psycho-Physical Factors on the Use and Non Use of Personanal Protective Equipment (PPE). Case of Some Selected Companies in Cameroon

      Аннотация: Many companies nowadays focus only on output without thinking of the welfare of the workers, and some workers do not also think of their safety at the workplace. The study sought to investigate the effects of psycho-physical factors on the use of Personal Protective Equipment in some Companies in Bamenda. The general hypotheses formulated to guide the study were; Psychophysical factors will significantly affect the use of personal protective equipment, Psychophysical factors will not significantly affect the use of personal protective equipment. The survey research design was used and a total sample size of 120 was recruited for the study that is 75 workers from Edge and 45 from SOTRASEFI companies. The purposive and accidental sampling techniques were used in order to enable the researcher met up with the population of interest. The questionnaire and an observational check list were used to collect data from the field, and inferential statistical methods were used to interpret the data, while the inferential statistical technique with the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 were used to verify the hypotheses.

Ключевые слова: psycho-physical, personal protective equipment (PPE), gadgets, occupational safety, goggle glasses