Measuring the Risk Level of Employees in Transportation Sector for COVID-19

Abstract

With the current struggles brought by the pandemic, it is undoubtedly a fact that service providers, may it be public or private servants, encounter difficulties in providing safe and effective service. As everyone tries to cope up with the new normal, the government provides restrictions and health protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus. With this, different sectors including the transport sector were given the chance to operate but with reduced capacity and other limitations. Despite the risks they must face, the transportation sector was forced to operate as there are inadequate options for traveling especially for the essential workers. Employees in the transportation sector were left with no choice but to be exposed to the risk of getting infected as they must go outside and physically interact with other people. To address the uncertainties in the transport sector, the researchers used RIKA Risk Assessment Tool to evaluate the risk level of those who are involved in the said industry. To attain the said objective, this study measured the health risk, behavioral risk, exposure risk, and social risk of the participants. The results of the study showed that 78% of the respondents have moderate-risk levels and none are identified to have a high-risk level. Results also depicted that relationship between lockdown and compliance, and total risk score and the smoking habit has a high correlation among other variables.