Effects of poor safety performance on Ghanaian construction projects
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November, 2016
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Abstract
The Construction industry plays a major role in any economy and its activities are
also vital to the achievement of the socio-economic development goals of providing
shelter, infrastructure and employment. However, the construction industry is also
known as an accident prone industry in Ghana. The interest in safety awareness
among construction companies has greatly increased in the past decade. The everincreasing cost of medical treatment and the potential for lawsuits can lead to higher
insurance premiums, which in turn tend to have a negative impact on a company's
profit. Safety on construction sites is a major concern in Ghana, however little
research has been conducted into the subject. The study was aimed at the effects of
poor safety performance and putting measures in place to improve them. A
questionnaire survey was conducted on various Ghanaian Construction firms within
the Accra Metropolis and the collected data was analyzed by using Statistical Package
for Social Sciences (SPSS) to obtain the Relative Importance Index and thus rank the
safety performance factors. A conclusion was drawn from the analysis indicates that
the major contributive factor affecting safety performance was Administrative and
management commitment towards safety, giving staff and site workers safety
education and training, the role of Government and other Engineering societies and
these have resulted in some chronic and acute effects on constriction workers. The
recommendations made were that, safety should be the utmost concern for every
individual or organization involved in construction therefore; a greater awareness as
well as education and training structures should be put in place to arrest the alarming
rate of construction accidents in Ghana
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Building Technology, College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science