Questionnaire for Surveying Factors Affecting Evacuation Awareness: Focused on Warehouse Workers

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the evacuation awareness and the behavior of workers in the event of a fire in a warehouse. A survey and statistical analyses were conducted to identify and explore the factors affecting evacuation awareness. The main findings of this study are as follows. First, significant differences in evacuation awareness were found in relation to gender, current employment status at logistics facilities, full-time employment status, fire safety training experience, and false auditory fire alarm experiences. Second, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted to identify six factors. Furthermore, significant correlations were were identified between these factors. Third, multiple regression analysis (R2 = .481) was used to examine the impact of the factors on evacuation awareness, indicating that spatial cognition and concerns were factors with a significant impact, as well as the visibility of excavation guidance lights, fear of fire, and full-time employment status. These results serve as essential data for identifying the factors that influence the evacuation awareness and behavior of warehouse workers.