Effectiveness of web application in identifying hazards and assessing occupational health risks and safety of a wooden furniture factory in Chonburi Province
Keywords:
Hazard identification, Risk assessment, Wooden furniture factory, Web applicationAbstract
The objectives of this research are as follows: 1) To develop a hazard identification tool using a checklist, 2) To study the consistency between the occupational worker group and the expert group, 3) To develop a web application for hazard identification and risk assessment, and 4) To evaluate user satisfaction with the web application. Data were collected in two phases: 1) The development of the hazard identification tool using a checklist and its effectiveness evaluation by testing the consistency of the tool between 27 occupational workers and 3 experts, and 2) The development of the web application, followed by an evaluation of its effectiveness through a user satisfaction survey after using the application.
The results of this study are divided into two phases. In phase 1, the development of the hazard identification tool using a checklist. The experts were all male, with an average of 21.76 ± 2.89 years of work experience and at least a bachelor's degree. The majority of occupational workers were female (55.6%), with an average age of 41.96 ± 12.20 years. Among the 50 checklist items, five items had more than 50% agreement for a "not a hazard" response, three of which were statistically significant (p-value < 0.05), and two were not (p-value ≥ 0.05). In Phase 2, the web application was developed based on design thinking principles. The overall user satisfaction level was rated as "high" level. Therefore, the checklist and the web application for hazard identification and risk assessment can be applied to occupational health and safety in wood furniture manufacturing factories.
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