Assessment on Safety and Security of Comfort Room at Bestlink College of the Philippines -Senior High School Students: Basis for Improvement

Abstract

This research is all about providing locks, signage, and soaps for improving safety and security. This study wants to ensure the safety of every student who uses the comfort room. In this study, the researchers aim to improve the safety and security of the comfort rooms by provided locks, soaps, and proper signages. By providing these things, the researchers can help the school in enhancing the students’ safety. This research used a survey method in collecting data. The research design used a descriptive research design because it collects detailed and factual information from the students who are bothered by the problems in the school comfort room. The respondents of this study were 50 selected grade 12 Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM)students from ABM sections 1201–1218 by using convenience sampling. Based on the results of the study, providing repairing materials and comfort room supplies addressed the cited problems above and promoted the following. (1) Maintaining the security of the students -helping materials and comfort room supplies the students to maintain their security. If the school comfort rooms are not in good condition, then users felt uncomfortable and not secured. Thus, the comfort room should be in good order and is safe to use. (2) Maintaining the cleanliness of the comfort rooms -there is a positive effect by maintaining the cleanliness of the comfort rooms; it would help the school comfort rooms to look decent and comfortable to everyone who wants to use the toilet. This study is helpful to the students and other users of comfort rooms in the school because it ensures their safety and security. It also lessens the complaint issues of the ambiance in the school comfort rooms, such as broken doors, dirty toilets, and unpleasant smells. These issues may be resolved with the help of this study, and it opens the minds of other officials to pay more attention to the comfort rooms of this school. It is beneficial to the school itself to have a good image in terms of cleanliness and hygiene. It will also benefit future researchers to know the possible problem they will encounter and how to resolve it easily if they will conduct research similar to this work.