ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PRACTICE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE IN MINNA, NIGER STATE

Abstract

The research was designed to study the assessment of the Occupational Safety and Health Practices of Workers in Construction Site in Minna Metropolis, Niger State. The major purpose of this study is to examine the level of which construction workers are aware of occupational safety and health regulation on construction site. The occupational safety and health practices in the building construction industry, Ways of improving awareness of occupational safety to construction among workers in the building construction site.The literature was reviewed in line with the three research questions, and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study, in which several sub-headings were discussed as regard to the purpose of the study. The research design use for this study is survey research design in which the total population is 50 respondents, consisting of 20 building construction engineer and 30 construction workers. The target population of the study comprised of building construction engineer and construction workers. The sampled population for the study is20 building construction engineer and 30 construction workers. Data obtained was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The findings of the study revealed that effective knowledge of operation of fire extinguishing Apparatus provided on the site Knowledge of recommended protective clothing and devices such as hand gloves, footwear, goggle, helmets when working , Knowledge of first aid administration, Knowledge of tools and equipment handling and maintenance on construction site. This study recommend that the seminars and workshops on safety should be organized on regular basis for workers, Indoctrinating new employees into proper safety culture in construction site, workers should be trained on how to improve their practical skills, workers should be encourage to the use correct, the personal protection clothing and devices provided for use and encouraging maintenance culture for equipment and machineries in the construction site.