Techniques for Improving Quality Management and Safety Culture on Building Construction Sites in Abuja.

Abstract

The study investigate technique for improving quality management and safety culture on construction industries in Abuja. This is because there is need for quality management and the right safety culture on construction sites in order to reduce the currency of site accidents and improve the quality of building projects. The population of the study was 40 building experts. compressing 15 building professionals and 25 site workers all within Abuja. Two researches question were raised to guide the study. The instrument for data collection was 30 items questionnaire on technique for Improving Quality Management and Safety Culture on Construction Industries (QTIMSCCI). The questionnaire was validated by two experts in the Department of building and one from the Department of industrial and Technology Education both of Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State. A pilot test of the instrument was carried out in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The cronbach alpha coefficient method was used to determine internal consistency of the instrument and 0. 82 was obtained as the overall reliability coefficient of the instrument. Data collected was analyzed and mean and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions. Findings revealed among other things that there are 6 core causes of poor quality management and safety culture and 4 major strategies for improving safety on building constructions sites. Based on these findings therefore, it was recommended among others that constructions managers should embrace training and retraining programmes for both skilled and unskilled workers by organizing workshop, sponsored conference attendance and short term programme. Workers compensation insurance should be adequately implemented and reward workers that exhibit excellent safety performances in order to improve the quality of site management.