An Assessment of Work- Related Accidents on Construction Sites In Nigeria

Adenaiya, Olumide A. and Akinola, Gbemisola A. (2022) An Assessment of Work- Related Accidents on Construction Sites In Nigeria. International Journal of Research in Engineering and Science (IJRES), 10 (8). pp. 297-303. ISSN 2320-9364

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Abstract

Work-related health and safety subjects remain disturbed through defensive workforces and additional people exaggerated via pardon the establishment goods and prepares, contrary to the dangers ascending from their engagement or their associations with the anticipation of ill-health ascending since employed situations. Not any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Well-being amenities, drill and protection are obtainable workforces. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which is the individual supervisory frame theaters an irrelevant part once independents flop toward offers a healthy and safe atmosphere aimed at workforces. By means of modest random sampling technique, 70 questionnaires stayed circulated to Project Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Project Engineers, Project Managers, Site Foremen, Artisans and Laboure’s. 56 questionnaires stayed repossessed in place of Eighty percent reply rate. The statistics stayed examined using descriptive statistics, relative importance index and scale ranking. From the investigate the main source of work-related accidents on construction sites is broken-down tackles. The results also specify that retain the workstation hygienic, establishment of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and working out of workers on safety measures remained the actions desirable for talking the work-related accidents subjects challenging workforces on building places, it is suggested that singular thought must stand assumed near the practice of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) commerce by the source of work-related accidents on building sites. The issue is likewise optional that Managers and independents must deliver appropriate programmers’ that remain dependable with National Laws and Regulations to safeguard the health and safety of workforces. Keywords: Accidents, Construction, Health and Safety Project and Site

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	A General Works > AS Academies and learned societies (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email [email protected]
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2024 10:21
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2024 10:21
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/2348

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