EVALUATION OF CONSTRUCTION STAKEHOLDERS’ CONTRIBUTIONS TO SITE ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

In recent years, the Nigerian construction sites have recorded a significant number of site accidents which has not only resulted to injuries but to deaths of site operatives. Hence this paper intends to evaluate the contributions of construction stakeholders such as employers, employees to construction site accidents in Nigeria. The paper set out three objectives which are (i) to identify causes of site accidents and rate of prevention (ii) to evaluate the contributions of employee to site accidents and (iii) to evaluate the contributions of employer to site accidents. Quantitative research methodology was adopted by sampling the construction sites in randomly selected districts in FCT, Abuja. The statistical analyses adopted were descriptive analysis which include percentage, frequency counts, Mean Item Score (MIS) and Standard Deviation (St.Dev.). The results of the findings show the highest frequency of occurrence was “Lack of supervision by the supervisor incharge” (MIS = 3.85; St.Dev. = 0.16) whereas, the most severe contribution of employees to construction site accidents was misunderstanding between working trades” (MIS = 3.42; St.Dev. = 0.11) and employers’ contribution was in the process of awarding construction contracts where safety factors are not given priority” (MIS = 3.40; St.Dev. = 0.05). It is therefore concluded that enlightenment and adherence on safety rules should be given more priority on construction sites.