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Identification and classification of factors affecting the non-use of safety harness at height among construction workers in Tehran

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  • Parvin Sepehr
  • Mahboobeh eshaghi
  • Mousa Jabbari
  • Hassan Sadeghi Naeini
  • Mansour Ziaei
  • Ali Salehi sahl abadi

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Introduction: The accident of falling from a height is high among construction workers. Construction workers do not use harnesses. Thus, the present study was conducted to identify the factors affecting the non-use of harnesses among construction workers in Tehran, Iran. Materials and methods: In this study was conducted by interviewing professors and construction workers in order to identify factors affecting the non-use of harness. Factors influencing the non-use of safety harnesses were identified from the workers’ point of view. The obtained data were classified and coded using MAXQDA 10 software. After that, the most essential, effective and powerful factors were identified using the degree and intersectionality of social network analysis. Results: According to the interview results, 27 factors were determined as factors affecting the non-use of harnesses by construction workers and divided into four main groups. The four groups were harness design, management factors, harness comfort, and attitudinal factors. Based on the results of the degree centrality, the non-ergonomic design and attitude of the harness inefficiency were identified as the most influential and powerful factors. The betweenness indicator also showed that the non-ergonomic design could mediate other factors in the non-use of the harness. Conclusion: The findings showed that by considering various factors such as considering more comfort in the design of the ergonomic harness, it produced a better product. Also, the use of safety harnesses by workers increases.

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  • Parvin Sepehr & Mahboobeh eshaghi & Mousa Jabbari & Hassan Sadeghi Naeini & Mansour Ziaei & Ali Salehi sahl abadi, 2023. "Identification and classification of factors affecting the non-use of safety harness at height among construction workers in Tehran," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(11), pages 1-13, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0287906
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287906
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