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Effective Safety And Health Planning On Construction Sites
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Analysis of Section B
4.1.4.1 Research Question One
Which of these are types of accident associated with building construction activities?
The data relevant to this research question are presented in table 9a.
Data presented in table 4.5a above showed that on item A – construction site falls – 12 respondents strongly agreed, 20 agreed on this item being a type of accident associated with building construction activities. On item B, - 4 respondents strongly agreed, 24 agreed and 4 were undecided on this being a type of building site accident. On item C, 20 respondents strongly agreed, 12 agreed on the item being a type of building site accident. On item D, 8 respondents agreed, 8 were undecided 16 disagreed on this item being a type of building site accident. On item E, 12 respondents agreed, 16 were undecided and 4 disagreed on this item being a type of building site accident. On item F, 16 respondents strongly agreed and 16 agreed on this item being a type of building site accident.
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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 s ... 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 ... 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 t ... 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 a ... 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 inst ... 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 sign ... 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 (Publishe ... Continue reading---
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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 s ... Continue reading---