Health and safety management in developing countries: a study of construction SMEs in Ghana

Kheni, Nongiba Alkanam; Dainty, Andrew R.J.; Gibb, Alistair G.F.

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“…The use of questionnaires is not uncommon in construction H&S studies (cf. Langford et al, 2000;Kheni et al, 2008;Frontline Consultants, 2011) and in particular construction accident causation studies (cf. Whittington et al, 1992;Hide, 2003).…”

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The health and safety impact of construction project features

Manu

Ankrah

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Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

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Purpose\ud \ud – Despite the established significance of underlying accident causes to health and safety (H&S), and the persistent reporting of the underlying accident causal influence of construction project features (CPFs) which emanate from pre-construction decisions, no empirical research has focused on CPFs in terms of assessing their degree of potential to influence accident occurrence. The purpose of this paper is to, therefore, investigate this facet of the accident causal influence of CPFs. \ud \ud \ud \ud \ud Design/methodology/approach\ud \ud – A mixed method design was used involving semi-structured interviews, and a questionnaire survey of UK construction professionals. \ud \ud \ud \ud \ud Findings\ud \ud – CPFs generally have a moderate or a high potential to influence accident occurrence, implying a fair or severe potential to cause harm in terms of the H&S of workers. The degree of potential of CPFs to influence accident occurrence is influenced by: the extent to which certain proximate causes of accidents are common/prevalent within CPFs;and the degree of potential of those proximate causes to influence accident occurrence. \ud \ud \ud \ud \ud Originality/value\ud \ud – These findings provide insight into the H&S consequences of CPFs, awareness of which is essential if pre-construction project participants are to implement appropriate risk control measures especially in the early phases of projects to mitigate the accident causal influence of CPFs. The findings reinforce the contribution of clients and their design and project management teams to accident causation, the significance of the early planning of H&S in construction project delivery, and the importance of driving mechanisms such as the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

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The health and safety impact of construction project features

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Ankrah

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“…This study adopts a tighter definition of SMEs suggested by Kheni (2008) and Kheni et al (2008) as family run domestic contractors with the following thresholds relating to medium, small and micro construction businesses:…”

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Health and Safety Management within Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Developing Countries: Study of Contextual Influences

Kheni

Gibb

Dainty

2010

J. Constr. Eng. Manage.

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Considerable attention has been focused on addressing construction health and safety risks in developed economies. Sadly, the same cannot be said of developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where accident figures are extremely high. The aim of this study is to examine the influence of the contextual environment within which Ghanaian construction Small-and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) manage Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S). A questionnaire survey was administered to construction SMEs to better understand the health and safety management practices and associated problems followed up by field interviews to explore key issues identified by the survey. The results of the study highlight the institutional structure for implementing OH&S standards, prevailing economic climate, and extended family culture as challenges to the management of OH&S. The study identifies low literacy levels, low socioeconomic status of workers, owner/managers' ignorance of their OH&S responsibilities, commitment to extended family obligations, and ineffective OH&S administration as key factors limiting the capacity of construction SMEs to manage OH&S effectively. The study concludes that effective institutional structure and an enabling socioeconomic environment are needed to enhance the OH&S performance of SMEs and advocates for more proactive OH&S management that take into consideration the work cultures of SMEs.

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“…This development has affected the construction industry as indicated by Annan et al (2015). Kheni et al (2008) identified inadequate government support for regulatory institutions and lack of skilled human resources. Dadzie (2013) also identified H&S training deficiency, inability to assess danger and workers reluctant attitudes towards H&S. Human resources development and inadequate OHS capacity for the industry has been indicated as some of the challenges (Puplampu and Quartey, 2012).…”

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Revised health and safety compliance model for the Ghanaian construction industry

Mustapha¹

2016

Int. J. Eng. Sci. Tech

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The construction industry in Ghana is faced with employees' negligence in obeying rules and regulations, and acts that conflict with health and safety. The purpose of the paper was to present the revised health and safety (H&S) compliance model for the construction industry based on a developed theoretical six factor model. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted on the theoretical model to assess whether the variables were suitable for Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).The EFA carried out on the theoretical model led to the revision of the H&S compliance model. The extraction method employed on the theoretical six factor model during the EFA was Principal Axis Factoring with Oblimin Rotation (PAF Oblimin).Findings from the study show that Total Variance Explained had fourteen factors above 1.00. Further findings show that four factors were retained from the six factor theoretical model. In some cases few variables were combined with other factors to form new factors. The combination of the variables led to the formation of new factors with different latent constructs. The remaining two factors from the theoretical model also form part of the new constructs. Twelve factors were finally obtained from the EFA, with a minimum of three variables each. The factors with negative factor loadings indicate their weakness in the model because they cross load over another. Hence, two factors with highest number of negative factor loadings were dropped, remaining ten factors with good communalities above 0.3 as shown in the revised model.

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Health and safety management in developing countries: a study of construction SMEs in Ghana

Cited by 96 publications

References 16 publications

The health and safety impact of construction project features

The health and safety impact of construction project features

Health and Safety Management within Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Developing Countries: Study of Contextual Influences

Revised health and safety compliance model for the Ghanaian construction industry

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