Comparison of Occupational Safety Perception of Geomatics Vocational High School, Undergraduate Geomatics Technician and Geomatics Engineering Students

Year 2021, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 475 - 481, 15.12.2021

Müge Ensari Özay , Aykan Büyükaydın , Rüştü Uçan

https://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo.868994

Abstract

Occupational health and safety concern not only employers or employees but also the general public, and therefore it is very important to achieve a social development on this subject. Occupational health and safety perception are a phenomenon that differs according to sector, education level and other demographic characteristics. In this study, the perception of occupational safety was handled with students of the geomantic department. It was carried out on the basis of the search for whether the perception of occupational safety varies according to different educational levels. A sample of 265 participants, who continue their education at high school and undergraduate levels, an occupational safety perception survey was applied. The perception of occupational safety and demographic characteristics of geomatics students were examined. As a result of the analyzes carried out in the SPSS 18.0 program, a statistically significant difference was found between the occupational safety perceptions of the participants and the feature of willingly choosing and studying at the geomatics department as well as considering to have sufficient the occupational safety knowledge.

Keywords

Geomatics Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, Occupational Safety Perception, Geomatics Technician

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