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    Assessment of National Project Health and Safety Plan Template Compliance by Building Con.struction Industries in Abuja Metropolis
    (Journal of Information, Education, Science and Technology, 2021) Mohammed, U. K.; Igwe, C. O.; Kareem, W. B.
    The study assessed the level of compliance with Health and Safely Plan on Scaffolding and Roof works in Building construction site in Abuja Metropolis. Two research questions were raised and answered as well as two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Study was conducted at building construction site in Abuja Metropolis. The population of this study comprised of 127respondentsfrom the selected registered construction companies in Abuja Metropolis. A structured questionnaires which contain 50 items was designed to obtain information from the respondents. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation by three experts, which include two in Building Technology Education, Federal University of Technology Minna, one from Niger State Ministry of Work and Infrastructural Development (MOWID). The reliability coefficient of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha formula and reliability index of 0.81 was obtained. The data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation while ttest statistics was uséd to test the null hypotheses at 0.05level of significance. Base on the data analyzed the following findings among other revealed that erection of scaffold under the supervision of competent personnel are not complied with, erection of guard-rail and toe to a safer height at the opening site are not effectively complied with, precaution are not taken to effectively stop debris falling on to others working under the roof. Base on the finding it was recommended that, Government should provide appropriate inspection services and enforce the application of the Health and Safely Plan officers in order to ensure compliance by all building construction industries in Abuja Metropolis. Construction Company should appoint qualified personnel whose special and main responsibility is the promotion of health and safety at all Building construction site.
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    Curriculum and Industrial Demand: A Tool for Industrial Efficiency
    (Book of Proceedings of 7th International Conference of School of Science and Technology Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, 2019) Mohammed, U. K.; Katken, K. K.; Adamu, M. D.; Igwe, C. O.
    This paper discusses the efficiency of the industry via proper design curriculum, the curriculum are more responsible to industry needs and provide the students with employable skills and positive work values needed to meet the changing demands of industries and global environment. The existed methodology is based on basics and current trends of the domain these curriculums developed only theoretical knowledge they won’t get any industrial based exposure to overcome this issue, the proposed methodology is based on education and innovative in the industry, current trends in the job market are also considered while developing the syllables. The paper submits recommendations on further enhanced strategies that will help in the development of education in line with modern trends in curriculum issues.