Buczaj Agnieszka, Pecyna Anna, Lachowski Stanisław, Choina Piotr, Goździewska Małgorzata
University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland.
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2020 Mar 17;27(1):6-14. doi: 10.26444/aaem/112020. Epub 2019 Sep 5.
The aim of the study was recognition of opinions of forestry employees concerning causes of accidents in forestry, and evaluation of which of the selected demographic characteristics of forestry employees are associated with their opinions concerning causes of occupational accidents. An attempt was also undertaken to answer the question whether there is any relationship between the opinions of forestry employees pertaining to the causes of accidents at work, and observance of the OSH principles concerning the use of protection measures.
The survey included 135 forestry employees and conducted by using an author-constructed questionnaire containing items which primarily concerning the causes of accidents at work and the protection measures applied. The opinions of forestry employees pertaining to the causes of accidents were analyzed according to independent variables, such as: workplace, period of employment, age, education level, and an index of the level of the respondents' concern about OSH (index of the use of personal protection measures by the respondents). The significance of differences between the subgroups selected according to the above-mentioned variables was assessed using the chi-square test.
Forestry employees most frequently indicated such causes of accidents as the lack of e use of protection equipment (63.7%), bravado and neglecting hazards (63%), as well as entering or staying in a danger zone during tree felling (56.3%). Nearly a half of the respondents (48.1%) mentioned as the cause of accidents the improper and self-willed behaviour of an employee. The respondents additionally mentioned being taken by surprise by an unexpected event (40%), and the inadequate state of machinery, equipment, and vehicles (36.3%).
Based on the results of the study concerning the causes of accidents in forestry, it was found that the examined forestry employees show high awareness and knowledge concerning the causes of occupational accidents in forestry. The greatest differences in the way of perceiving the causes of accidents and hazards were observed according to the respondents' period of employment and age. In addition, a relationship was observed between indication by the respondents of specified causes of accidents, and the scope of their use of protection measures.
本研究旨在了解林业员工对林业事故原因的看法，并评估林业员工的哪些选定人口统计学特征与其对职业事故原因的看法相关。同时还试图回答林业员工对工作事故原因的看法与遵守职业安全与健康（OSH）保护措施使用原则之间是否存在任何关系的问题。
该调查涵盖了135名林业员工，通过使用作者编制的问卷进行，问卷项目主要涉及工作事故原因和所采取的保护措施。根据工作场所、就业期限、年龄、教育水平以及受访者对职业安全与健康的关注程度指数（受访者个人保护措施使用指数）等自变量，分析了林业员工对事故原因的看法。使用卡方检验评估根据上述变量选定的亚组之间差异的显著性。
林业员工最常指出的事故原因包括未使用防护设备（63.7%）、逞能和忽视危险（63%）以及在伐木期间进入或停留在危险区域（56.3%）。近一半的受访者（48.1%）提到员工不当和任性的行为是事故原因。受访者还提到被意外事件惊吓（40%）以及机械、设备和车辆状况不佳（36.3%）。
基于有关林业事故原因的研究结果，发现接受调查的林业员工对林业职业事故原因表现出较高的认识和了解。根据受访者的就业期限和年龄，在事故和危险原因的认知方式上观察到最大差异。此外，观察到受访者指出的特定事故原因与他们保护措施的使用范围之间存在关联。
