Safety Culture Assessment of Workers in a Pipeline Construction Site in Nigeria

¹Abere Belema, ^1*Nwaogazie Ify L, and ¹Akaranta Onyewuchi

¹Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Accepted May 20, 2017

The study investigated the safety awareness amongst workers in a pipeline construction site. A safety culture assessment questionnaire was adopted for the study. A total of 134 workers were assessed with respect to safety management, actively caring and safety perception. Demographic information on respondents were equally obtained. The safety awareness level among the respondents was found to be higher with Welders and Fitters. It was found that Grinders and Wrappers had low awareness levels on safety related practices; chances of developing at-risk behaviors leading to reduced safety performance and the likelihood of injuries, ill-health and accidents on site. The safety awareness level of pipeline industry workers demonstrated that a group of workers (Welders and Fitters) due to their in-depth industry training curriculum; inclusive of safety standards and specification, exhibited higher safety awareness than other groups of pipeline workers (Grinders and Wrappers).

Key words: Safety Culture, Actively Caring, Safety Perception, pipeline workers, Construction site, Nigeria.

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