Assessing the Compliance to EU Directive 92/57/EEC of June 1992 Among EU Construction Company in Nigeria.

Abstract

The European union EU commissioned the initiatives as regards to ensuring greater protection of the safety and health of construction workers at work place is the council directive 92/57/EEC of June 1992. The directive was designed to ensure the health and safety of workers on construction site in the European community where ever building or civil engineering works were carried out. It is also expected for EU construction companies to comply with the directive while working outside EU members state. The aim of the study is to assess the compliant to EU directive 92/57/EEC of June 1992. Among EU, construction companies operating in Nigeria with a view to determine their level of compliance to the directive. The study is criteria based study in which six EU construction companies met the criteria. A sample size of 228 was obtained through the snow ball sampling techniques. The compliance level assessment was determined by calculating the average compliance value and importance. Compliance index of each if the 15 items abstracted from the directive. It can be concluded that the compliance level among the ‘EU’ construction companies operating in Abuja, Nigeria to the “EU” directive 92/57/EEC of June 1992 is average, i.e. average level. Based on the conclusion of the finding, the Nigerian government needs to establish a body/ board that will oversee or ensure the compliance to safety and health rules and regulations at work place as contained in the ‘EU’ directive for the EU construction companies operating in Nigeria.