Table 2 .Individual item score and sum score for perceived utility and enhanced knowledge, and their associations with implementing preventive meassures
a—Individual item score and sum score for perceived utility and enhanced knowledge among managers and employee representatives | |||||||
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Process evaluation items | Mean (SD) | Item total correlation | Mean (SD) | Item total correlation | MD (SE) | t-test | Sig |
Utility (1-5) | 4.06 (0.51) | 3.89 (0.71) | 0.17 (0.10) | 1.69 | 0.09 | ||
At the time of the inspection/workshop, to what extent did you experience that | |||||||
The purpose of the inspection/workshop was disseminated in a clear and understandable way? | 4.19 (0.56) | 0.62 | 3.99 (0.76) | 0.71 | |||
The inspection/workshop addressed issues relevant for health and safety at your workplace? | 4.37 (0.61) | 0.58 | 4.07 (0.76) | 0.81 | |||
The health risk associated with the work environmental issues uncovered at your workplace were properly explained? | 3.96 (0.67) | 0.70 | 3.93 (0.74) | 0.81 | |||
The necessary actions needed to be taken to provide working conditions in line with OSH legislation and regulation was disseminated in a clear and understandable way? | 3.92 (0.73) | 0.69 | 3.83 (0.95) | 0.82 | |||
The inspection/workshop provided useful information for a systematic approach to health, environment, and safety management at your workplace? | 3.95 (0.70) | 0.60 | 3.67 (0.95) | 0.77 | |||
Enhanced knowledge (1–5) | 3.86 (0.65) | 3.66 (0.86) | 0.19 (0.13) | 1.51 | 0.13 | ||
Overall, has the inspection/workshop, contributed to | |||||||
Increased awareness of the importance of conducting work environmental risk assessments? | 4.10 (0.68) | 0.67 | 3.78 (0.94) | 0.86 | |||
Increased skills to improve your work environment? | 3.73 (0.75) | 0.77 | 3.60 (0.94) | 0.84 | |||
Enhanced knowledge of work environmental laws and regulations? | 3.73 (0.79) | 0.76 | 3.61 (0.91) | 0.91 | |||
b—Utility and enhanced knowledge as predictors of implemented measures, or such plans, among managers and employee representatives | |||||||
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N | Coefficient | S.E | Sig | ||||
Utility (1–5) | 141 | 0.64 | 0.32 | 0.04 | |||
Enhanced knowledge (1–5) | 142 | 0.82 | 0.27 | 0.01 | |||