• EFFECTIVE SAFETY AND HEALTH PLANNING ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
    [ONITSHA AND AWKA OF ANAMBRA STATE]


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe major purpose of this study was how to use good planning of construction activities to achieve safety, good health, control and prevention of accidents on building construction sites.The population of the study consisted mostly of big construction firms in Anambra State, especially Awka and Onitsha that have had more than 5 years of active construction activities. The sample for the study was 10 reputable construction firms; five from Awka and 5 from Onitsha; which were drawn using simple random sampling. Five research questions and two hypotheses were formulated, which guided the ... Continue Reading

         

      TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGETITLE PAGE CERTIFICATION   DEDICATION   ACKNOWLEGEMENTS   TABLE OF CONTENTS    LIST OF TABLES   ABSTRACT   1.0    CHAPTER ONE   1.1    INTRODUCTION   1.2    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY   1.3    STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM  1.4    AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY  1.5    SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY    1.6    HYPOTHESES 1.7.1    SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY  1.7.2    LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY   1.8    RESEARCH QUESTIONS  1.9    DEFINITION OF TERMS (KEY WORDS)  2.0    CHAPTER TWO      2.0.1    LITERATURE REVI ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]1.4    AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDYThe aim of the study is how to use good planning of construction activities to achieve safety, good health, control and prevention of accidents on building construction sites with the following objectives:•    To    identify    health    and    safety    problems    associated    with    building construction industry.•    To find out factors that lead to health and safety problems•    To investigate how to avoid accidents in the building construction industry.SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY:It is the desire a ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 10 ]CHAPTER TWO2.0. LITERATURE REVIEW2.1    FORMS OF PROJECT PLANNINGPlanning naturally precedes execution of any worthwhile venture. It is the correctness of the details of the planning and their effective implementation by those concerned that determine the success or failure of that venture.2.1.1    Butler (1979) writing on the essence of planning stated that: “planning aims to lay down the direction in which a move is made forward, taking into account the resources that are available; that nothing can result without a plan in any form of production as activities wil ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]3.0    CHAPTER THREE3.0.1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.1    INTRODUCTIONThis chapter describes the approach adopted in this study as itemized below: i    Design of the studyii    Area of the studyiii    Population of the studyiv    Sample And Sampling Techniques v    Instruments For Data Collectionvi    Validation Of The Instruments vii    Method Of Data Analysis3.1.1    DESIGN OF THE STUDYThe research design adopted for the study was the survey method. The survey instrument was deemed the most appropriate for gathering the data for the study from construction prof ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 19 ]Question SixYears of working experience?The data relevant to this question are presented in table 4.4Data presented in table 8 above showed that 4 respondents, which represent 12.5% have 2-5 years working experience. 4 respondents again, which represent 12.5 have 6-10 years working experience. 8 respondents, which represent 25% have 11-15 years working experience and 16 respondents, which represent 50% have 16 years and above working experience.This therefore shows that 24 respondents, which represent 75% have more than 11 yrs of working experience. It shows relevant cognate–experience ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]5.1.4    IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDYThis study on the effective safety and health planning of construction   activities, as a tool for accident prevention and control on sites has a lot of social, construction and economic implications. The results of this research having shown the types of accidents; types of health/safety problems; factors that cause construction health and safety problems; how health and safety problems can be mitigated and how government /professional bodies can play significant roles on health and safety matters on sites will go a long way in helping to fashion out way ... Continue Reading

         

      REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESACT, (2007). Safety Hand BookACT Building and construction industry Australia.Amaechi, 1.0. (1990).    Accidents on construction sites. The Registered Builders Journal. N10B Publication. Vol.1 No.2/Sept.7-11Bokinni, S.K.(2001).    Health and safety on construction site, technical papers. Quality Assurance And Safety In Construction Industry. N10B Publication. 2-21Butler, J.T.(1979). Elements of Administration for Building Students. 2nd edition. London: Hutchinson and co (Publishers) ltd.Chudley,R.and Greeno, R. (2006). Building Construction Hand book. 6th edition. Oxford UK. Bu ... Continue Reading