Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: A review

OS Williams, RA Hamid, MS Misnan - International Journal of Built …, 2018 - ijbes.utm.my
The concerns for cost, quality and timely delivery of projects have been in existence from
time immemorial, whereas the passion for these should be extended to safe execution of site …

[PDF][PDF] An overview of the occupational safety and health systems of Nigeria, UK, USA, Australia and China: Nigeria being the reference case study

U Abubakar - American Journal of Educational Research, 2015 - academia.edu
This paper reviews the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) frameworks of Nigeria, UK,
USA, Australia and China considering Nigeria as a representative developing country. The …

Enforcement of occupational safety and health regulations in Nigeria: An exploration

N Umeokafor, D Isaac, K Jones… - European Scientific …, 2014 - gala.gre.ac.uk
This paper examines the enforcement of occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations; it
validates the state of enforcement of OSH regulations by extracting the salient issues that …

[PDF][PDF] Building construction workers' health and safety knowledge and compliance on site

PU Okoye, JU Ezeokonkwo… - Journal of Safety …, 2016 - researchgate.net
The study examined the health and safety knowledge and compliance of building
construction workers on site in Anambra State, Nigeria. Questionnaires containing …

Design for occupational safety and health of workers in construction in developing countries: a study of architects in Nigeria

P Manu, A Poghosyan, IM Mshelia, ST Iwo… - … of occupational safety …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. Design for safety (DfS) of workers is amongst the prominent ways of tackling poor
occupational safety and health performance in construction. However, in developing …

[PDF][PDF] Missing gaps in safety education and practices: academia perspectives

KE Ogundipe, AO Ogunde, HF Olaniran… - … Journal of Civil …, 2018 - researchgate.net
In the developing countries, the syndrome of low level of safety practices are common
phenomenon among construction firms when trying to achieve speedy delivery of …

[HTML][HTML] Can occupational safety and health problems be prevented or not? Exploring the perception of informal automobile artisans in Nigeria

FJ Afolabi, P de Beer, JA Haafkens - Safety Science, 2021 - Elsevier
It is well-known that informal workers in developing countries run a high risk of Occupational
Safety and Health Problems (OSH problems). However, little is known about their perception …

Construction companies' compliance to personal protective equipment on junior staff in Nigeria: issues and solutions

A Ebekozien - International journal of building pathology and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The frequent occurrence of hazards, especially on junior staff in developing
countries, is a major setback on project delivery. This is because the safety of the …

Challenges for occupational health and safety enforcement in the construction industry in Ghana

EF Boadu, CC Wang… - … Economics and Building, 2021 - search.informit.org
Many previous studies have reported that the occupational health and safety (OHS)
enforcement is poor in developing countries. However these studies have mainly focused on …

Exploring challenges to implementing health and safety regulations in a developing economy

IO Famakin, C Aigbavboa… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
There have been numerous laws enacted to regulate health and safety practices in the
rapidly changing construction industry. However, the number of fatalities and accidents in …