Exploring the safety climate and performance of roof construction in Ghana
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2021-07-09
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Abstract
Roof construction is the most vital component of a building since the roof serves as a
shelter for all life and properties. Workers in roof construction are prone to many
accidents mainly due to the height involved. This study aimed at exploring the safety
climate and performance of roof construction in Ghana. The objectives of the study are;
to explore the safety precautions for workers in the roof construction industry, to identify
the factors that affect the quality of workers safety in roof construction and to identify
effective safety climate practices in the roof construction industry were set to achieve the
aim of the study. Purposive sampling was used in sampling the respondents. A structured
questionnaire was used to collect primary data from the respondents for the analysis. The
analysis was done using the relative importance index, one sample-test and mean score
ranking. Mean score ranking was used in the analysis of safety precautions for workers
to rank them from the most to the least important. A one sample t-test analysis was
conducted to affirm that these precautions were indeed safety precautions being used by
roof construction workers. The use of mean score ranking and relative importance index
was used to rank the factors that affect the quality of workers safety from the highest to
the lowest. The factors that ranked as the first five are lack of training, lack of personal
protective equipment, lack of management commitment to safety, lack of inspection
procedures on site and lack of skilled labour. To distinguish compelling wellbeing
atmosphere hones in the rooftop development industry, the gathered information from
the respondents were dissected utilizing the mean score positioning and the one example
t-test. The analysis revealed the most important practice as the provision of personal
protective equipment. The research recommends that, practitioners make sure employees
abide with the safety rules and regulations when executing their daily works and the fact
that safety officers should also educate workers on the importance of abiding with safety
precautions on site for safe working environment.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science.
Keywords
Safety, Climate, Performance, Roof construction, Ghana