¹Benjamin Carson Senior College of Health and Medical Sciences, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.

²Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.

³Department of community Medicine, Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.

⁴Department of Primary Health Care, Sagamu Local Government, Aiyepe road, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.

*Correspondence Contact Details: e-mail ✉: ogunkoyaj@babcock.edu.ng; Phone No ☎: +234-8077503998

Accepted June 20, 2021

Petrol station attendants’ exposure to vapours of PMS while refueling motor vehicles has led to ill health among these attendants. The implementation of safety policies and practices, enforcement of these policies and provision of PPE is important to safeguard the health of these workers. The objectives of this study were to assess the degree of awareness of safety training and retraining, safety policy enforcement and availability of PPE among petrol pump attendants in Sagamu metropolis and to determine the types of PPE used at work on regular basis. Using random sampling technique, 106 out of 142 petrol station attendants were included (50 males and 56 females) in this study. Data was collected with the use of investigator administered questionnaires. The data was analyzed with SPSS version 20. Means and standard deviation were used to summarize numerical quantitative variables. Percentages were used to describe categorical variables and tables are used as a method of data presentation. The study showed that majority (63.2%) of filling stations strongly agreed or agreed they were trained and re-trained on safety measures. Less than half (47.2%) agreed that petrol station employers actually institute safety measures and put mechanism in place to enforce them. Above a quarter (25.4%) agreed petrol station employers provided enough PPE for petrol pump attendants and less than half of petrol pump attendants use any form of PPE while dispensing petrol. This study has shown that enforcement of existing laws by supervising agencies of government is essential. Enforcement of the use of PPE by petrol station employers will reduce occupational exposure to harmful components of petroleum products and safeguard the health and wellbeing of workers in this important sector of Nigerian economy. This study recommends that petrol pump employers should be mandated by safety authorities in Nigeria to strengthen training, enforce compliance with safety policies and provide adequate PPE for petrol pump attendants.

Key words: Hydrocarbons, Non hydrocarbons, Premium motor spirit.

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