New Normal in the Construction Industry a Covid-19 Effect
Journal Title: Engineering and Technology Journal - Year 2021, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Construction is one of the oldest and major industries in the world that makes substantial contribution to the national economy and provides employment to a great number of individuals. In the early part of year 2020, COVID-19 pandemic arises that has turned into a worldwide catastrophe, evolving at high speed and scale. The impacts on the construction industry have been sudden and wide-ranging. This outbreak changes the usual daily activity and ‘The New Normal’ is introduced. Construction companies are moving forward, with strict regulations that end up as the new normal for the industry. This study explored the adaption to this new normal in Nueva Ecija, Philippines and seeks out if there’s a relationship between adaption to new safety protocols and the category also the number of workers in a company. Survey was done for data collection. SPSS 25 software was used for data analysis. Result reveals that although the percentage of adaption to new normal is great, still there are areas that needs improvement. In addition, the company’s category and the number manpower does indeed has correlation on the adaption to new normal. This study is essential to ensure responsible, healthy, safe operations, and serve as protection of workers.
Authors and Affiliations
Amor Judith A. CABANESAS , Romualdo M. CABANESAS , Jay-ar M. PADILLA , Rick Donald S. MANZON , Salvador A. LORIA Jr.
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- EP ID EP698271
- DOI 10.47191/etj/v6i5.01
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