Awareness of Health and Safety Practices Among Construction Workers: A Case Study of Ondo State, Nigeria
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Accidents; Attitudinal Behavior; Construction site; Health and SafetyAbstract
Over the years, the construction industry has been regarded as one of the major industries, having transcended to using modern techniques such as off-site construction. However, accidents still occur in the Nigerian construction industry due to the lack of intense adoption of off-site construction and also the lack of knowledge about health and safety (H&S) practices. Therefore, this study aimed to assess construction workers’ awareness of health and safety (H&S) practices in Akure, Ondo State. To achieve this, a well-structured questionnaire was developed as a data collection tool to retrieve respondents' information on the construction workers' level of awareness about various H&S practices. One hundred and fifty questionnaires were administered to the non-professionals involved in construction activities in Akure, Ondo-State. However, 93 questionnaires were retrieved. Mean Score, frequency and percentage were used to analyse the retrieved data. The study revealed a high level of awareness of H&S measures, especially the use of safety boots, helmets, reflective clothing/vests, first aid and hand gloves. Therefore, imbibing positive attitudinal behaviour to H&S practices will reduce accidents, deaths and property damages on construction sites.
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