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Abstract
International Labor Organization showed that the construction industry is the most
hazardous and accident-prone occupation in the world in which construction workers face wide
variety of occupational hazards and fatality risks due to a lack of knowledge, human behavior and
poor safety management. Aim: This study was carried out to assess occupational hazard’s
knowledge and practices of construction workers regarding utilization of personal protective
equipments at Suez Canal University. Setting: The study was conducted at two areas include
Faculty of Computing and Information, and Institute of Information Technology at Suez Canal
University. Design: A descriptive design was utilized. Sample: convenience sampling from
selected areas, sample size was (203).Tools: data was collected using two tools, Tool I: Structured
Interview Questionnaire: divided into two parts namely: sociodemographic data, and knowledge
assessment sheet, Tool II: Observation checklist: To assess utilization of personal protective
equipment. Results: This study revealed that 81.4% of construction workers had poor knowledge
about occupational hazards and 91.1% had unsatisfactory practices regarding personal protective
equipments. Furthermore, there was a statistically significant relation between total knowledge of
hazards and total practices of protective equipments. Conclusions: This study concluded that most
of the construction workers had poor knowledge about occupational health hazards; most of the
workers had unsatisfactory practice for wearing personal protective equipments.
Recommendations: Developing health educational program to raise construction worker’s
awareness and knowledge about occupational hazards, and the proper use of personal protective
equipments.