A descriptive to assess the knowledge of industrial workers regarding prevention of selected occupational hazards in selected industries of Hukkeri taluka with a view to develop an information booklet

Abstract

A Quantitative approach was used for the present study and the data were collected from 40 Industrial workers from selected Industries of Hukkeri taluka, by using convenient sampling technique. The structured observation schedule consisted section A deals with socio-demographic data, section B consist of 40 questionnaires which relates to the prevention of selected occupational hazards among industrial workers. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical in terms of mean, frequency distribution and chi square test. The study concluded that among the sample majority of 70% of industrial workers had poor knowledge on prevention of occupational hazards, 30% of industrial workers had average knowledge on prevention of occupational hazards.