Evaluating the Effectiveness of Occupational Health and Safety Management Practices in Improving Workplace Safety in Nigerian Construction Sites
Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of construction workers inNigeria coastal cities
|
| Variable |
Frequency (n=1400) |
Percentage (%) |
|
|
| Project |
|
| Bodo-Bonny Road |
200 |
14.3 |
|
| Calabar Deep Sea Port |
164 |
11.7 |
|
| Eko Atlantic city |
264 |
18.9 |
|
| Glory Drive Road construction |
152 |
10.9 |
|
| Lagos Rail Mass Transit |
144 |
10.3 |
|
| Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway |
206 |
14.7 |
|
| Port Harcourt Trans- Kalabari Road |
119 |
8.5 |
|
| Rehabilitation of Warri Seaport |
151 |
10.8 |
|
|
| Age Category |
|
| 18-25 |
48 |
3.4 |
|
| 26-35 |
518 |
37.0 |
|
| 36-45 |
759 |
54.2 |
|
| 46-55 |
70 |
5.0 |
|
| 56 and above |
5 |
0.4 |
|
|
| Gender |
|
| Male |
1355 |
96.8 |
|
| Female |
45 |
3.2 |
|
|
| Highest Educational qualification |
|
| Secondary school |
104 |
7.4 |
|
| Diploma |
735 |
52.5 |
|
| Bachelor’s degree |
498 |
35.6 |
|
| Postgraduate |
63 |
4.5 |
|
|
| Years of Experience in the construction Industry |
|
| Less than 1 year |
125 |
8.9 |
|
| 1-5 years |
777 |
55.5 |
|
| 6-10 years |
444 |
31.7 |
|
| 11-years and above |
54 |
3.9 |
|
|
| State of current work |
|
| Bayelsa |
152 |
10.9 |
|
| Cross River |
164 |
11.7 |
|
| Delta |
151 |
10.8 |
|
| Lagos |
614 |
43.9 |
|
| Rivers |
319 |
22.8 |
|
|
| Professional Affiliation |
|
| Architect/ Quantity Surveyor |
57 |
4.1 |
|
| Builder |
392 |
28.0 |
|
| Construction |
477 |
34.1 |
|
| Engineer |
358 |
25.6 |
|
| Health and Safety |
116 |
8.3 |
|
|
| Registration Body |
|
| ARCON |
26 |
1.9 |
|
| COREN |
105 |
7.5 |
|
| IOSH |
56 |
4.0 |
|
| ISPON |
86 |
6.1 |
|
| QSRBN |
7 |
0.5 |
|
| None |
1120 |
80.0 |
|
| Staff Class |
|
|
|
| Labourers |
751 |
53.6 |
|
| Professionals |
649 |
46.4 |
|
|
|
|
