I. ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 outbreak is primarily a health emergency. Many countries have made the wise
decision to close their educational institutions. The problem illustrates the quandary decisionmakers have when determining whether to establish schools (Burgess, 2022). This study aimed
to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices of security guards in Olivarez College
Tagaytay on promoting safety. The knowledge, attitude, and practices of security guards at
Olivarez College Tagaytay regarding safety promotion are the research problems that this study
attempted to solve. The method of the investigation was a quantitative research approach
focusing on the security guards currently working at Olivarez College Tagaytay. This study used
an adapted questionnaire. Questionnaires were used to collect information from respondents. It
is a method in which respondents are asked to answer a series of questions related to the study.
This study found that knowledge and attitudes did not impact COVID-19 prevention practices.
Instead, education was identified as the primary indicator of COVID-19 preventive practices,
indicating that less educated respondents engaged in fewer preventive behaviors. According to
the findings, there is a significant positive correlation between knowledge of the Covid 19 health
protocol and attitudes toward promoting the Covid-19 health and safety protocol (r (32) =.569,
p =.001), as well as between attitudes and behaviors (r (32) =.567, p=.001). Even though there
is a small positive correlation between knowledge and behavior in promoting COVID-19 health
and safety protocols, r (32) =.175, p=.339, the correlation is not statistically significant. The lack
of a correlation between knowledge and behavior in promoting the COVID-19 health protocol
led to the adoption of the null hypothesis.