Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review and Smart PLS Approach

As new technological advances are incorporated within the construction sector, the construction industry is exposed to numerous new challenges regarding construction safety. This study probes a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method for the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) adopted within the construction projects. The study has been subgenre into three phases, i.e. Data Acquisition, Data Analysis, and Data Interpretation. Overall, 167 records were identified by filtering through Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Based on the filtered literature, a clustered network visualization diagram was developed in VOS viewer. Smart PLS was further used for a detailed analysis of acquisition data. The study produced a conceptual model evaluation based on Smart PLS and recommends focusing on its role in safety, safety instruction and exercise, workers monitoring mechanism, and workers safety problems. The maximum R-2 value for the construct safety instruction and exercise was 0.815 generated by this analysis results. (C) 2021 THE AUTHORS. Published by Elsevier BV on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University.

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This study investigates the adoption of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in construction projects through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method. It generates a conceptual model evaluation based on Smart PLS, focusing on safety, safety instruction and exercise, workers monitoring mechanism, and workers safety problems. The study highlights the importance of PPE in enhancing construction safety and recommends strategies for improvement.