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TY - JOUR
T1 - Covid-19 protocols
T2 - assessing construction site workers compliance
AU - Olukolajo, Michael Ayodele
AU - Oyetunji, Abiodun Kolawole
AU - Oluleye, Ifeoluwa Benjamin
N1 - This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
PY - 2022/1/31
Y1 - 2022/1/31
N2 - Purpose: This paper aims to investigate construction site workers’ compliance with various coronavirus (Covid-19) protocols while working on construction sites.Design/methodology/approach: This survey was conducted at the end of the imposed lockdown following Nigeria’s upsurge of the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey research method was adopted for the study using a structured questionnaire administered to 246 construction site workers under strict Covid-19 preventive measures. The data was complemented through personal observations of the study site activities. The results were analysed using frequency tables and a factor analytical approach.Findings: The preventive measures in place on construction sites can be classified into personal protective measures, good etiquette/manners, contact precautions and prompt actions. Although the workers claimed to be aware of the Covid-19 pandemic, their disposition towards the preventive measures on construction sites is worrisome. Hence, their level of compliance with the protocols could mitigate the spread of the virus.Originality/value: This paper fulfils an identified gap to study the need to promote public health by mitigating the global pandemic’s spread in areas where social distancing cannot be easily observed.
AB - Purpose: This paper aims to investigate construction site workers’ compliance with various coronavirus (Covid-19) protocols while working on construction sites.Design/methodology/approach: This survey was conducted at the end of the imposed lockdown following Nigeria’s upsurge of the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey research method was adopted for the study using a structured questionnaire administered to 246 construction site workers under strict Covid-19 preventive measures. The data was complemented through personal observations of the study site activities. The results were analysed using frequency tables and a factor analytical approach.Findings: The preventive measures in place on construction sites can be classified into personal protective measures, good etiquette/manners, contact precautions and prompt actions. Although the workers claimed to be aware of the Covid-19 pandemic, their disposition towards the preventive measures on construction sites is worrisome. Hence, their level of compliance with the protocols could mitigate the spread of the virus.Originality/value: This paper fulfils an identified gap to study the need to promote public health by mitigating the global pandemic’s spread in areas where social distancing cannot be easily observed.
KW - Construction workers
KW - Construction site
KW - Covid-19
KW - Site workers compliance
U2 - 10.1108/jedt-03-2021-0131
DO - 10.1108/jedt-03-2021-0131
M3 - Journal article
VL - 20
SP - 115
EP - 131
JO - Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
JF - Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
IS - 1
ER -