Assessment of environmental and health risk perception of salt pot workers at Kud-Rea-Khom sub-district, Wanonniwat district, Sakon Nakhon province

Abstract

This study aimed to assess of environment and health risk perceptions and factors its associated of
salt pot workers at Kud-Rea-Khom Sub-District, Wanonniwat District, Sakon Nakhon province. The data were
collected using questionnaire with 104 salt pot worker during June 2011 to April 2012. The analyzed and 

interpreted of data using descriptive and Inferential statistics. The results showed that was conducted as a whole
by salt pot workers perceived on likelihood of hazards, cause and environmental and health impact as low level
as 47.1 %, 53.8%, 49.1 % respectively. The factors that were correlated with perception of hazard was education
level (P=0.033). The cause of impacts was related to main occupation (P = 0.005) and worker training experience
on work safety (P=0.029). The impact of environment and health was correlated with education (P = 0.006) and
working period (P=0.039). The result of this study showed that the salt pot workers perceived on environmental
and health risk at low level. Therefore, the government organizations should initiate preventive measures and
build awareness for workers in order to cope with environmental and health impact and stimulus perception and
provide sufficient protect to the environment and health impacts.