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Determine woodworkers' knowledge of occupational health hazards and assess their adherence to workplace safety practices.

March 17, 2025Journal of Public Health SciencesOpen Access

Occupational Hazards and Safety Practices among Woodworkers in Sokoban Wood Village, Ghana

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CACecilia Opoku AgyemangKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital OOOscar Agyemang OpokuUniversity of Cape Coast

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Cross-sectional survey reveals hazard awareness but poor safety practices among woodworkers, highlighting the need for targeted health education and protective equipment.

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Determine woodworkers' knowledge of occupational health hazards and assess their adherence to workplace safety practices.
Conducted a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional survey using non-probability convenience sampling.
Surveyed 83 woodworkers in Ghana using structured questionnaires and performed descriptive statistical analysis via SPSS.
Woodworkers exhibited general awareness regarding the occupational hazards tied to their work environment.
Workplaces demonstrated an absence of proactive interventions against noise pollution, alongside high reliance on self-medication for occupational airway-related ailments.

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Agyemang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7a2289a51ded8e7b329068 https://doi.org/10.56741/jphs.v4i01.774

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Cross-sectional survey reveals hazard awareness but poor safety practices among woodworkers, highlighting the need for targeted health education and protective equipment.

Occupational Hazards and Safety Practices among Woodworkers in Sokoban Wood Village, Ghana

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