Adoption level of wearable safety devices
| Employer type | Kruskal–Wallis | Asymp. Sig | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government agencies | Consultancy firms | Contracting firms | Total | |||||||
| Variables | MIS | RK | MIS | RK | MIS | RK | MIS | RK | ||
| Sensor-equipped safety vest | 2.38 | 4 | 2.60 | 1 | 1.55 | 8 | 2.11 | 3 | 10.452 | 0.005* |
| Smart eyewear | 2.29 | 8 | 2.00 | 6 | 1.75 | 3 | 2.04 | 6 | 3.091 | 0.213 |
| Sensor-equipped safety helmet | 2.33 | 5 | 2.40 | 2 | 1.65 | 5 | 2.09 | 4 | 3.885 | 0.143 |
| Smartwatch | 2.71 | 2 | 2.20 | 4 | 2.10 | 1 | 2.39 | 1 | 5.568 | 0.062 |
| Smart bracelet/band | 2.50 | 3 | 1.90 | 7 | 1.65 | 6 | 2.07 | 5 | 10.658 | 0.005* |
| Fitness tracker | 2.83 | 1 | 2.30 | 3 | 1.80 | 2 | 2.35 | 2 | 13.225 | 0.001* |
| Wearable camera | 2.25 | 9 | 1.70 | 11 | 1.70 | 4 | 1.94 | 9 | 3.717 | 0.156 |
| Wearable medical device | 2.33 | 6 | 1.80 | 9 | 1.65 | 7 | 1.98 | 7 | 4.448 | 0.108 |
| Dust sensor | 2.25 | 10 | 2.20 | 5 | 1.50 | 9 | 1.96 | 8 | 8.489 | 0.014* |
| Rain sensor | 2.33 | 7 | 1.80 | 10 | 1.25 | 11 | 1.83 | 10 | 17.465 | 0.000* |
| Sensor incorporated into footwear | 2.21 | 11 | 1.90 | 8 | 1.35 | 10 | 1.83 | 10 | 10.328 | 0.006* |
| Employer type | Kruskal–Wallis | Asymp. Sig | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government agencies | Consultancy firms | Contracting firms | Total | |||||||
| Variables | MIS | RK | MIS | RK | MIS | RK | MIS | RK | ||
| Sensor-equipped safety vest | 2.38 | 4 | 2.60 | 1 | 1.55 | 8 | 2.11 | 3 | 10.452 | 0.005* |
| Smart eyewear | 2.29 | 8 | 2.00 | 6 | 1.75 | 3 | 2.04 | 6 | 3.091 | 0.213 |
| Sensor-equipped safety helmet | 2.33 | 5 | 2.40 | 2 | 1.65 | 5 | 2.09 | 4 | 3.885 | 0.143 |
| Smartwatch | 2.71 | 2 | 2.20 | 4 | 2.10 | 1 | 2.39 | 1 | 5.568 | 0.062 |
| Smart bracelet/band | 2.50 | 3 | 1.90 | 7 | 1.65 | 6 | 2.07 | 5 | 10.658 | 0.005* |
| Fitness tracker | 2.83 | 1 | 2.30 | 3 | 1.80 | 2 | 2.35 | 2 | 13.225 | 0.001* |
| Wearable camera | 2.25 | 9 | 1.70 | 11 | 1.70 | 4 | 1.94 | 9 | 3.717 | 0.156 |
| Wearable medical device | 2.33 | 6 | 1.80 | 9 | 1.65 | 7 | 1.98 | 7 | 4.448 | 0.108 |
| Dust sensor | 2.25 | 10 | 2.20 | 5 | 1.50 | 9 | 1.96 | 8 | 8.489 | 0.014* |
| Rain sensor | 2.33 | 7 | 1.80 | 10 | 1.25 | 11 | 1.83 | 10 | 17.465 | 0.000* |
| Sensor incorporated into footwear | 2.21 | 11 | 1.90 | 8 | 1.35 | 10 | 1.83 | 10 | 10.328 | 0.006* |
Source(s): Table by authors
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