Evaluation of Factors Affecting Contractor Health and Safety Performance of Construction Projects in Abuja

Abstract

The occurrence of incidents or accidents at construction sites have caused numerous drawbacks of project performance, such as increase in project cost, delay in completion of project, and reduce productivity and creating negative impressions about the business.The study determined the factors influencing health and safety performance and evaluated contractors health and safety management practices on construction projects. A well-structured questionnaire was employed using purposive sampling in the selection of contractors who managed and supervised ongoing and completed building projects in Abuja. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics (frequencies and mean score). Result revealed that implementation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), implementation of safe working environment and system of work and inefficient safety training and enforcement systems with mean score of 4.36, 4.35 and 4.31 respectively, are the factors influencing health and safety performance on construction projects. Result on the health and safety management practiced mostly performed by contractors on construction projects were Personal Protective Equipment, safety communication, emergency response plan and first aid and welfare facilities with an average percentage of 94.23, 88.46 and 86.54 respectively. It was concluded that for an improvement in safety performance adequate attention should be given to the identified factors. It is anticipated that stakeholder’s awareness of the important factors and elements affecting safety will be enlighten and will result to dynamic efforts to reduce accidents on site.