Improving safety procedure and accident prevention on construction sites in Abuja.

Abstract

The study determined ways of improving safety procedure and accident prevention on construction sites in Abuja, Nigeria. Today, construction sites are considered as one of the most hazardous places in the world. The population of the study was 100 (20 professional builders and 80 building professionals). Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated that guided the study and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A twenty (20) items instrument title improving Safety procedures and Accident prevention on construction Sites (QISPAPCS) questionnaire was developed by the researcher and used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by three specialist and. A pilot of the instrument was carried out. A reliability coefficient of 0.08 was obtained using Cronbach alpha reliability method. Data was analyzed using mean, Standard Deviations and z-test statistics. Finding revealed among other that there are seven (7) major causes of accidents at buildings construction sites, there is no significant difference between the mean ratings of professional builders and technicians on the major causes of accident at building construction sites. Based on the findings, the study recommends among others that there should be training and appointment of a resident safety personnel/manager to implement safety policies and form a motoring control system to always remind workers about personal safety responsibility at the site.