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An Appraisal of Construction Health and Safety Practices in Privately Owned Small and Medium-Sized Construction Firms in Nigeria
The construction industry is recognized for both its crucial role in economic growth and its precarious characteristics. Construction site accidents have disastrous consequences for property and employees’ lives, as well as disrupting project completion on schedule and budget. The purpose of this research was to conduct a quantitative study using a well-structured questionnaire to appraise the construction health and safety practices in privately owned small and medium-sized construction firms in Nigeria. A convenience sampling approach was used, and 100 questionnaires were obtained out of the 150 sent out. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS 25 to reveal that poor Health and Safety (H&S) practices are evident in privately owned small and medium scale Nigerian construction firms, such as: the lack of an adequate system to monitor substance abuse on-site, lack of adequate government policies on construction health and safety, lack of Communication of health and safety procedures to construction personnel on-site, nondenial of work to construction personnel under the influence of drugs or alcohol among other factors. The findings suggest that to considerably increase the safety performance objective on construction projects, the priority given to elements impacting safety performance must be re-aligned and re-balanced. These findings will be used as a reference for government agencies, construction regulatory bodies, and construction site supervisors in improving construction health and safety.
An Appraisal of Construction Health and Safety Practices in Privately Owned Small and Medium-Sized Construction Firms in Nigeria
The construction industry is recognized for both its crucial role in economic growth and its precarious characteristics. Construction site accidents have disastrous consequences for property and employees’ lives, as well as disrupting project completion on schedule and budget. The purpose of this research was to conduct a quantitative study using a well-structured questionnaire to appraise the construction health and safety practices in privately owned small and medium-sized construction firms in Nigeria. A convenience sampling approach was used, and 100 questionnaires were obtained out of the 150 sent out. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS 25 to reveal that poor Health and Safety (H&S) practices are evident in privately owned small and medium scale Nigerian construction firms, such as: the lack of an adequate system to monitor substance abuse on-site, lack of adequate government policies on construction health and safety, lack of Communication of health and safety procedures to construction personnel on-site, nondenial of work to construction personnel under the influence of drugs or alcohol among other factors. The findings suggest that to considerably increase the safety performance objective on construction projects, the priority given to elements impacting safety performance must be re-aligned and re-balanced. These findings will be used as a reference for government agencies, construction regulatory bodies, and construction site supervisors in improving construction health and safety.
An Appraisal of Construction Health and Safety Practices in Privately Owned Small and Medium-Sized Construction Firms in Nigeria
Aigbavboa, Clinton (editor) / Thwala, Wellington (editor) / Aghimien, Douglas (editor) / Madueme, Nzoputa Blessed (author) / Anwara, Obianuju Akuabia (author) / Onyia, Uzor (author)
Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Research Conference ; 2022 ; Eastern Cape, South Africa
Towards a Sustainable Construction Industry: The Role of Innovation and Digitalisation ; Chapter: 46 ; 467-477
2023-04-24
11 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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