Guidelines for selecting certification service providers for lifting accessories and lifting equipment for installation and maintenance contractors in eastern Thailand
Abstract:
The purposes of this study were: 1) to study the operation characteristics of installation and maintenance contractors in eastern Thailand, 2) to study guidelines for selecting certification service providers for lifting accessories and lifting equipment of installation and maintenance contractors in eastern Thailand, 3) to compare the mean differences guidelines for selecting certification service providers for lifting accessories and lifting equipment of installation and maintenance contractors in eastern Thailand classified by the demographic characteristics of firms. The sample consisted of 125 installation and maintenance contractors in eastern Thailand. The key information is executives, engineers, maintenance technicians, procurement managers and administrators. Data were collected through a survey questionnaire. The guidelines for selecting certification service providers for lifting accessories and lifting equipment of installation and maintenance contractors in eastern Thailand have the Cronbachs a lpha coefficients is 0.96, and the value of reliability classified by 5 dimensions, including the Cronbachs alpha coefficients of quality and reliability is 0.90, value for money is 0.85, readiness and responsiveness is 0.91, technology and innovation is 0.89 and safety standards is 0.86, respectively. The corrected item-total correlation ranged from 0.48 0.89. Descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and Scheffe were used for the data analysis.
The results revealed: 1) The results of demographic characteristics of firms indicate that majority of the organizational with international standards such as ISO 9001. The firm had operated for more than 10 years. The primarily service of certified equipment were lifting accessories, primarily customers in the petroleum and petrochemical industries and mainly provided mechanical services. 2) The significant level of guidelines for selecting certification service providers for lifting accessories and lifting equipment of installation and maintenance contractors in eastern Thailand as a whole. The level of importance was high and when considering each aspect, it was found that the ranking of the average of safety standards was the highest, followed by readiness and responsiveness, quality and reliability, value for money and technology and innovation respectively. 3) Hypothesis test results the demographic characteristics of firms classified by the primarily service of certified equipment and primarily customers industries, especially, lifting accessories and energy sector. This research benefits business operators by providing insights into selecting certification service providers for lifting accessories and lifting equipment, ultimately contributing to improved workplace safety and the reduction of work-related injuries.