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Perception of Drone Application and Practicality among Environmental, Health and Safety Practitioners at Building Construction Sites in Malaysia

Maha Yudden, Muhammad Khairul Azfar; Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir; Mahmud, Muhammad Muaz; Ali, Fazlin; Shafii, Nur Zahidah; Zakri, Liyana; Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri; Mohd Saudi, Madihah; Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus; Ali, Mohamad Hanafi

Authors

Muhammad Khairul Azfar Maha Yudden

Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi

Muhammad Muaz Mahmud

Fazlin Ali

Nur Zahidah Shafii

Liyana Zakri

Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin

Madihah Mohd Saudi

Mohamad Hanafi Ali



Abstract

Safety management in the construction sector is still lagging in terms of technological involvement. A new drone application was proposed as a new inspection tool for a small-scale aerial drone that will give advantages to Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) practitioners on the construction site. A fundamental research was conducted to study the Perception of Drone Application and Practicality among Environmental, Health and Safety Practitioners at Building Construction Sites in Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to safety practitioners in Malaysia through an online survey using Google form. The relationship between the attitudes of the users towards the drone and the practicality of the drone was analysed using a multivariate statistical method known as Multi Linear Regression (MLR). From the result, the respondents show significant positive attitude towards the practicality of the drone system for the inspection of safety, security, fire, and environmental monitoring (R 2 =0.76; p-value=0.01). There is generally a significantly good attitude of future users towards drone usage in the construction industry and the respondents show a good expectation and this is also supported by previous studies.

Citation

Maha Yudden, M. K. A., Mohd Saudi, A. S., Mahmud, M. M., Ali, F., Shafii, N. Z., Zakri, L., …Ali, M. H. (2021). Perception of Drone Application and Practicality among Environmental, Health and Safety Practitioners at Building Construction Sites in Malaysia. Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 18(1), 47-56

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 21, 2021
Publication Date 2021-08
Deposit Date Jun 21, 2021
Publicly Available Date Aug 31, 2021
Journal Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
Print ISSN 1675-5456
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 18
Issue 1
Pages 47-56
Keywords Construction; Drone; Environmental; Health and Safety (EHS); Malaysia; Multi Linear Regression (MLR) All rights reserved
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2781804
Publisher URL http://www.niosh.com.my/images/Journal/2021/5_june2021.pdf

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