Playing it Safe: Approaching Science Safety Awareness through Computer Game-Based Training

Miliszewska, Iwona; Sztendur, Ewa M.

doi:10.28945/1403

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“…In return this requires compliance to GLP protocols to ensure safety. The gaps on this area can be associated to less attention on (1) introduction to the laboratory safety rules, (2) presentation of an experiment's specific safety concern, and (3) basic quizzes regarding to the safety rules [7]. In an undergraduate laboratory the students are centered towards handling equipment and activities [3] which may directly expose them to potential risk.…”

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Laboratory Safety Awareness Among General Physics Undergraduate Students

Ponferrada¹,

Daque²,

Buadlart³

et al. 2017

Eng. Technol. Appl. Sci. Res.

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Safety awareness in the laboratory is essential to reduce occupational risks. This study was conducted to determine the students’ safety awareness in a Physics laboratory. This study determined the student perception towards safety awareness by factors of gender and college from which students are enrolled. A sum of 324 students enrolled in Physics10 (Mechanics and Heat) and Physics11 (Electricity and Magnetism) in the Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) were randomly selected as survey respondents. A modified survey questionnaire was used as research instrument. The results show that the students had positive level of safety awareness and perceived positively on the preventive measures to reduce laboratory risk. Further, regardless of gender students enrolled in Physics 10 were more positively aware towards safety awareness than students enrolled in Physics 11. Similarly, a variation among the students perception towards safety awareness from the College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) and College of Industrial and Information Technology (CIIT) occurred. Overall, present findings indicate a need to introduce laboratory safety awareness in Physics classes.

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confidence: 99%

Laboratory Safety Awareness Among General Physics Undergraduate Students

Ponferrada¹,

Daque²,

Buadlart³

et al. 2017

Eng. Technol. Appl. Sci. Res.

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“…Although safety and health are always been guaranteed by the university through certain rules and codes of conduct, however, it cannot be implemented accordingly, even accidents and injuries often occur to employees and students (4). Thus, safety and health issues need to be addressed by organizations, especially those involving the field of science (23). Safety issues are not only the responsibility of top management but all parties need to play a role (24).…”

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Factor Analysis Approach for Measuring Safety Culture in Research University in Malaysia

Ismail,

Arifin,

Darus

et al. 2023

MJMHS

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Introduction: Safety culture is an important factor for improving safety in university. This study aimed to examines the construct validity and reliability of the elements of safety culture in research universities in Malaysia. Methods: A measuring instrument was developed and analyzed for reliability using an exploratory factor analysis approach. The reliability analysis was determined using Cronbach’s Alpha. About 298 postgraduates’ students from five research universities were selected randomly. An exploratory factor analysis was performed using the principal component method with varimax rotation, Kaiser Meyer Olkin, Bartlett’s test of Sphericity and Cronbach’s alpha were obtained. Statistical analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Analysis Moment of Structures (AMOS) version 24.0 (IBM SPSS-AMOS V24.0) software. Results: Findings indicated that the Keiser-Meyer-Olkin for all elements of safety culture (training, leadership, management commitment and communication) was in the range 0.799 and 0.916, in which the value was greater than 0.70, while Barlett’s test with a p value of 0.000. Factor loadings were greater than 0.60 in all elements of safety culture. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was at the range of reliability between 0.8 < α < 0.9. Conclusion: It can be concluded the instrument was found to be a potential mechanism for measuring safety culture in research universities in Malaysia.

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“…Health and safety in school laboratories are indispensable elements which are essential for the teaching and learning process (Högström, Ottander, and Benckert 2010;Miliszewska and Sztendur 2011). Laboratories contain dangerous hazardous materials or chemicals, radioactive substances, and flammable objects and are therefore dangerous workplaces.…”

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Investigating Health and Safety in Science Laboratories in Saudi Arabian Secondary Schools

Alshehri¹

2019

Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on Education

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This paper presents the findings of a study that investigated teachers' perceptions of health and safety risks in science laboratories in secondary schools in Saudi Arabia. It identified the level of knowledge of school staff about health and safety risks and reviewed the current practices in the schools. A mixed methods study design was utilised to investigate the phenomenon. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select male and female teachers from 19 secondary schools in two cities, Jeddah and Riyadh. The survey was developed by adapting items from previous studies. Descriptive statistics and independent t-Test analyses were used to analyse the survey data and present the results. Interview questions, developed from literature, were used to collect qualitative in-depth data and complement quantitative data. The qualitative data was thematically analysed.Quantitative results revealed that there were very few differences in the perceptions of teachers based on gender. When interviewed, most teachers reported they had no knowledge of prudent work practices, lacked training and were not supported by school management and policy makers. Overall the findings indicate that the safety culture in the school laboratories was less well established. The results of this study can have important implications for both school stakeholders responsible for implementing health and safety in school laboratories and the policy makers.The empirical contribution of this paper is founded on the fact that this study is conducted in the context of health and safety risks in science laboratories at secondary school level where there is limited empirical evidence. The adoption of a holistic mixed methods investigation yielded findings which contributed to a better understanding of issues in laboratories and how schools and policymakers can carefully consider practices that support a positive safety culture.

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Playing it Safe: Approaching Science Safety Awareness through Computer Game-Based Training

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Laboratory Safety Awareness Among General Physics Undergraduate Students

Laboratory Safety Awareness Among General Physics Undergraduate Students

Factor Analysis Approach for Measuring Safety Culture in Research University in Malaysia

Investigating Health and Safety in Science Laboratories in Saudi Arabian Secondary Schools

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