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Table 1

Level of awareness of wearable safety devices in the construction industry

	Employer type								Kruskal–Wallis	Asymp. Sig
	Government agencies		Consultancy firms		Contracting firms		Total		Kruskal–Wallis	Asymp. Sig
Variables	MIS	RK	MIS	RK	MIS	RK	MIS	RK
Sensor-equipped safety vest	2.92	7	2.90	3	2.25	7	2.67	7	7.429	0.024*
Smart eyewear	3.08	4	2.90	3	2.70	5	2.91	5	3.284	0.194
Sensor-equipped safety helmet	2.79	8	2.80	6	2.20	8	2.57	8	5.736	0.057
Smartwatch	3.46	1	3.30	1	3.40	1	3.41	1	2.031	0.362
Smart bracelet/band	3.04	5	3.10	2	2.95	3	3.02	3	0.987	0.610
Fitness tracker	3.17	3	2.80	6	2.90	4	3.00	4	1.393	0.498
Wearable camera	3.46	1	2.90	3	3.10	2	3.22	2	5.398	0.067
Wearable medical device	3.04	5	2.70	8	2.40	6	2.74	6	6.251	0.044*
Dust sensor	2.54	11	2.40	9	2.10	9	2.35	9	3.611	0.164
Rain sensor	2.67	10	2.30	10	1.90	10	2.31	10	10.161	0.006*
Sensor incorporated into footwear	2.75	9	2.20	11	1.60	11	2.22	11	21.485	0.000*

	Employer type								Kruskal–Wallis	Asymp. Sig
	Government agencies		Consultancy firms		Contracting firms		Total		Kruskal–Wallis	Asymp. Sig
Variables	MIS	RK	MIS	RK	MIS	RK	MIS	RK
Sensor-equipped safety vest	2.92	7	2.90	3	2.25	7	2.67	7	7.429	0.024*
Smart eyewear	3.08	4	2.90	3	2.70	5	2.91	5	3.284	0.194
Sensor-equipped safety helmet	2.79	8	2.80	6	2.20	8	2.57	8	5.736	0.057
Smartwatch	3.46	1	3.30	1	3.40	1	3.41	1	2.031	0.362
Smart bracelet/band	3.04	5	3.10	2	2.95	3	3.02	3	0.987	0.610
Fitness tracker	3.17	3	2.80	6	2.90	4	3.00	4	1.393	0.498
Wearable camera	3.46	1	2.90	3	3.10	2	3.22	2	5.398	0.067
Wearable medical device	3.04	5	2.70	8	2.40	6	2.74	6	6.251	0.044*
Dust sensor	2.54	11	2.40	9	2.10	9	2.35	9	3.611	0.164
Rain sensor	2.67	10	2.30	10	1.90	10	2.31	10	10.161	0.006*
Sensor incorporated into footwear	2.75	9	2.20	11	1.60	11	2.22	11	21.485	0.000*

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