Safety management practices of Civil Engineering students of select construction sites [manuscript] : basis for policy formulation / Christian Tolentino Macalinao.

Includes bibliographical references.

Safety is essential in every workplace. It is one of the reasons why safety management policies and guidelines are designed. All over the world, lots of accidents are reported every minute especially in construction sites where the lives of civil engineers are always at risk. Construction site is a place where there is a lot of hazards, but civil engineers need to make a solution to manage them. In line with this, better policy regarding safety management practices of BS Civil Engineering students who are on their OJT (on-the-jobtraining) in construction sites is necessary. The BS Civil Engineering students of BPSU and their safety management practices in construction sites where they were undergoing training were the subject of this study. Specifically, the study explored the relationship between the profile of the student-respondents such as age, sex, OJT performance and official enrollment status (i.e. whether they are regular or irregular students) and the measure of their safety management practices in their training areas. A number of related studies and literature have been reviewed and some interviews were conducted in order to finalize an adapted questionnaire, which has been reviewed by a panel of experts. The questionnaire was the major instrument used in this study to gather data. Out of a total population of 142 BS Civil Engineering students who were on their OJT in the year 2018, a total of 121 samples responded to the survey. Different statistical treatments were used. First, the frequency count and the percentage of the profile of the respondents were tabulated. For the components of safety management practices, the mean and the standard deviation were identified. To identify if there was a significant difference in the profile of the respondents and the components of safety management practices of BS Civil Engineering students, various comparative tests vii were used. Independent T-test was used for profile variables with two groups or categories such as sex and official enrollment status. For profile variables with three or more groups or categories such as age and OJT performance (grade), analysis of variance (ANOVA) or F-test was applicable. Furthermore, investigation using Tukey test, which is a post comparison test, was also used for positive significant differences. The results of the statistical treatment revealed that most of the OJT students were 21 years old, dominantly male, and irregular. Their OJT performance was ranging from 1.00 to 2.00 but was dominantly 1.25. In terms of Safety Equipment, the respondents agreed that they observed on an average safety practices. Among the practices on using Safety Equipment, the one that got the highest mean was on wearing prescribed PPE, while bringing whistle got the lowest mean. In terms of Safety Management, the respondents agreed that on an average they observed safety practices. Among the practices on Safety Management, following the guidelines on authorized area access for certain area in construction got the highest mean, regularly consulting with safety offices on using the proper PPE equipment got the lowest mean. In terms of Safety Attitude, the data revealed that on the average the respondents strongly agreed that they observed safety practices. Among the indicators, always prioritizing safety got the highest mean, while attending safety orientation prior to deployment got the lowest mean. In terms of Safety Orientation, the data revealed that on the average respondents strongly agreed that they observed safety practices. Among the practices, the highest mean was identified on the indicator that said they were oriented with the Dos and Don'ts of OJT conditions, while the lowest mean was identified on the indicator that stated they were oriented on regularly checking PPE if it was in good condition. viii Over all, in terms of safety management practices components such as Safety Equipment and Safety Management, the safety practices can be described as very good. On the other hand, the safety management practices components such as Safety Attitude and Safety Orientation, the safety practices can be described as excellent. Finally, no significant differences in the safety management practices of BS Civil Engineering students in select construction sites was identified when they were grouped according to sex, to official enrollment status and to OJT performance (grade), but when the respondents were grouped according to age, significant differences were observed.