Development of Safety Measures for Organization Settings to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19: a Case Study of Kad Khuang Walking Street, Nan Province, Thailand

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a model of safety measures for organization settings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 using research and development method. The samples was divided into 3 groups: (1) general public and tourists, 369 people, (2) traders, 30 people, and (3) the members of the Working Group for Safety Settings, Nan Provincial Health Office, 21 people. Data were collect between April - June 2022. The results revealed that the model of safety measures for the organization of Kad Khuang Walking Street, Nan City for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 was in the form of “Nan + 3 to coordinate the prevention of COVID-19” of 3 groups of people: (1) the general public and tourists, (2) traders of goods and services, and (3) government agencies; under 3 important measures which were guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19. These included: (1) measures and behaviors of a new way of life, (2) cleanliness measures and safety, and (3) measures for ventilation; operated with 3 elements: component 1: for general public/tourists, consisting of 8 activities, namely (1) wearing a mask, (2) social distancing, (3) walking in one lane, (4) buying-sell goods through partition, (5) self-service, (6) use of E-payment, (7) reducing contact with appliances, and (8) no smoking or drink alcohol. Component 2: for merchants of goods and services, consisting of 6 activities: (1) wearing a mask, (2) social distancing, (3) covering food or goods, (4) cleaning stalls, (5) using E-payment, and (6) opening space to reduce crowding. Component 3: for government agencies, consisting of 3 activities: (1) policy setting on New Normal measures, (2) network building, and (3) assessment, monitoring and supervision, and assessment of the results of the model. It was found that there was a high level of satisfaction; and highest level of confidence in safety measures for organizations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Nan Province, up to 87.6 percent of the samples. The results of this research demonstrated that the model could be used to control and prevent epidemic diseases in the context close to Kad Khuang Walking Street, Nan province.