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Impact Of Industrial Health And Safety Management On Workers Prouctivity
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY:
Industrialisation
has been the engine of growth for most developing countries like
Nigeria and because of that many successive governments strive to find
ways and means for developing their industrial sector. The influence of
an enduring employee’s safety on organisational productivity and loss
control in the Nigerian construction industry cannot be over emphasized,
especially in the areas of setting minimum safety management standards,
safe work procedures and environmental management standards (Lourandos,
2008).
It is assumed that an organization’s employees safety
measures have a direct relationship with employees’ productivity in view
of the fact that assigned tasks can only be safely accomplished when
the work environment is safe and conducive for the execution of the
assigned duties, be it construction, manufacturing or servicing, thus,
any phenomenon that affects human production capacity will invariably
affect organizational productivity hence improving workers wellbeing
offers a company the opportunity of enhancing its performance (Galliker,
2000).
Apart from the need to reduce or eliminate accidents,
construction companies should inculcate safety measure in their
workforce in order to satisfy legal, social, and moral obligations of
the host community. Dorman (2000) argues that for companies to provide
effective improvement of health, safety and environment conditions, the
costs of ill-health/accidents must be economic, internal, variable and
visible. Court (2003), in his contribution to corporate employees safety
management sees the subject of safety as needed in every industry, he
further argues that creating better work environment and preventing harm
from work are the key means of improving productivity. Today, the
matter of work-force safety at work is receiving worldwide attention.
And Nigeria cannot be left out.
There is a high rate of industrial
accidents and large-scale absenteeism occasioned by ill health (Kohn and
Mark 1996). Some jobs are very hazardous and the common law requires
every employer of labour to ensure that the work-force is safe and that
employees doing hazardous work are protected adequately. In that case,
safety at work must be pursued as a means of enhancing efficiency and
quality of performance (Eze, 2006).
Hence, providing working
conditions that promote the safety of employees is therefore becoming a
major management concern. Barriers are introduced in the form of guards,
clothing, protected areas and the like. Perhaps, equally important,
reducing the accident potential of a work environment tends to increase
the feelings of security and reducing anxiety levels. This in itself
makes people less likely to have accidents because they are no longer
distracted by their anxieties. Companies also use publicity campaigns,
involving various personnel communication media and contests to promote
safety (Cole, 1993). Contests typically provide financial reward to
members of groups with low accident rates. The focus of these contests
and the measures employed can vary considerably, but the essential
ingredient is the idea that it pays to be safe. The influence of an
enduring employee’s safety management on organisational productivity and
loss control in the Nigerian industrial clime cannot be over
emphasized. Hence, this research study investigated the impact of
industrial health and safety management on workers’ productivity with
special reference to Unilever Nig. PLC.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Employee health and safety is consider to be a major determinants of employee and organizational performance. Today, the matter of work-force health and safety at work is receiving worldwide attention, this is the major reasons why most successful organization take care of his employee health and safety. However, many organization often record high rate of industrial accidents, large-scale absenteeism occasioned by ill health as a result of the neglect of health and safety. This project provides ... Continue reading---
