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A SURVEY OF THE PRACTICE OF HEALTH AND SAFETY HABITS AMONG STAFF OF A MANUFACTURING FIRM

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Table of Contents                                                                                                                   vii

List of Table                                                                                                                           x

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction                                                                                               1

1.1       Background to the Study                                                                                            1

1.2       Statement of the Problem                                                                                           6

1.3       Research Objective                                                                                                     7

1.4       Research Questions                                                                                                    7

1.5       Research Hypotheses                                                                                                  8

1.6       Significance of the Study                                                                                           8

1.7       Delimitation of the Study                                                                                           8

1.8       Definition of Terms                                                                                                    9

CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review                                                                                    10

2.0       Introduction                                                                                                                10

2.1       Conceptual Review                                                                                                     11

2.1.1    Health and Safety in the Work Place                                                                         11

2.1.2    Health and Safety in Manufacturing Firms                                                                12

2.1.3    Development of Occupational Health in Nigeria                                                       15

2.1.4    International Labour Organization (ILO) Standard and Guidance on 

            Employees’ Health and Safety                                                                                   16

2.1.5    General Physical and Environmental Conditions of Health and Safety in 

            Small Enterprises                                                                                                        17

2.1.6    Findings Describing the Ergonomic and Psychosocial Conditions                               18

2.1.7    Compliance with Health and Safety Standards                                                          20

2.1.8    Health and Safety at Work                                                                                         21

2.1.9    Building an Effective Health and Safety Management System                                    23

2.2       Theoretical Framework                                                                                              26

2.3       Empirical Review                                                                                                       28

2.4       Summary of Literature Review                                                                                  31

CHAPTER THREE: Methodology                                                                                        32

3.1       Research design                                                                                                          32

3.2       Population of the study                                                                                               33

3.3       Sample and sampling techniques                                                                               33

3.4       Research instrument                                                                                                   33

3.5       Validity of research instrument                                                                                  34

3.6       Reliability of research instrument                                                                              34

3.7       Pre-test/Pilot study                                                                                                     34

3.8       Procedure for data collection                                                                                     35

3.9       Procedure for data analysis                                                                                        35

CHAPTER FOUR: Data Analysis and Interpretation of Results                                           36

4.0       Introduction                                                                                                                36

4.1       Demographic Characteristics of Respondents                                                            36

4.2       Testing of Hypotheses                                                                                                41

4.3       Discussion of Findings                                                                                               42

CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations                            45

1.1        Summary of Findings                                                                               45

5.2       Conclusion                                                                                                                  46

5.3       Recommendations                                                                                                      46

References                                                                                                                              48

Appendix: Questionnaire                                                                                                        52

Abstract

Safety and health have become an integral component in the workplace as employers, labour unions and others engage in trainings and procedures to ensure compliance with safety standards and also to keep a healthy work-force. All too often, lives are shattered unnecessarily of poor working conditions and inadequate safety systems. It is against this background that this study is drawn to survey the practice of health and safety habits among staff of Larfarge Cement Company, Sagamu, Ogun State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design using questionnaire as the prime instrument for data collection. The questionnaires were administered to seventy-three respondents drawn from Lafarge Cement Company. Chi-square method of analysis was used to test the two hypotheses stated in the study. Findings from the study reveals that Lafarge Cement Company comply with rules and guidelines of Occupational Health and Safety. It showed that staff of Lafarge Cement Company’s attitude towards health and safety practice was significantly positive. It is therefore recommended that health and safety should be given serious attention in manufacturing companies in mind that it goes beyond being the economically good thing, it is a right for the employees and it is the law. 

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