Authors : G S Shashidhara

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 1 - January

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10521579

Abstract : This descriptive study aims to evaluate traffic police officers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices on safety precautions to guard against health risks caused by traffic air pollution in Bangalore City. In traffic zones including Bangalore's K.R. Market, Rajajinagar, Vijay Nagar, Majestic Bus station, Indian Express, and Yeshawanthpur, the investigator employed a descriptive design and a simple sampling approach to choose 60 samples based on sample selection criteria. Sample data were gathered using a structured interview schedule, which included asking questions to gauge participants' knowledge, attitudes (a 5-point Likert scale was employed), and practices. Utilizing both inferential and descriptive statistics, data was examined. It can be shown from the study that, of the 54 participants, 90% had average knowledge, 35 had a decent attitude towards safety precautions (58.3%), and 34 had fair practices (56.6%). As to the study's conclusion, traffic pollution is becoming a major issue in megacities around the globe, posing the biggest threats to environmental health and taking millions of lives annually. Particularly the traffic cops, who most certainly have respiratory and other illnesses from working at heavily, polluted intersections. To protect against hazards, it is therefore crucial to understand traffic policeman safety procedures, attitudes, and behaviours and enhance them.

Keywords : Traffic Air Pollution; Mask; Goggle; Health Hazard; Traffic Policemen.