Strategies for health and safety management in Ghana

Sam, A.

doi:10.1108/jedt-07-2019-0189

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“…Certainly, regular inspections were required to be undertaken by designated authorities to ensure compliance with the required regulations (Yap and Lee, 2020;Nawi et al, 2016). Simpson and Sam (2019) found that some construction organisations conduct self-auditing and evaluations periodically. Regrettably, inspections and evaluations were not carried out on many construction sites.…”

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Managing the risk and challenges of COVID-19 on construction sites in Lagos, Nigeria

Kukoyi

Simpeh

Adebowale

et al. 2021

JEDT

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Purpose The novel COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk in construction operations. New systems are, thus, required on construction sites to mitigate the risk and challenges associated with the pandemic. This paper aims to determine construction organisations risk control systems and the challenges of implementing safety measures on construction sites. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a qualitative research method. A purposive sampling method was used to select study participants, who were administered open-ended questionnaires designed to gather qualitative data. The contents of the data were analysed, presented and reported based on the objectives of the study. Findings Some of the construction organisations conducted COVID-19 related risk assessments, whilst a few organisations did not conduct a risk assessment. Inspections to ensure COVID-19 compliance was done by government officials, health organisations and client’s health and safety officers. The construction organisations demonstrated considerable competence in record keeping and some organisations further evolved a follow-up plan for sick workers. The study found that some construction practitioners had misconceptions about the disease, used COVID-19 personal protective equipment incorrectly and lack adequate information about the virus. It is required that construction stakeholders evolve policies and strategies that would promote risk control and foster compliance to COVID-19 safety measures. Originality/value COVID-19 is still new, therefore, the body of knowledge is still at the infancy stage. This paper provided insight into the COVID-19 related risk and challenges that may increase the rate of virus infection amongst construction practitioners.

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Managing the risk and challenges of COVID-19 on construction sites in Lagos, Nigeria

Kukoyi

Simpeh

Adebowale

et al. 2021

JEDT

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“…Therefore, part of the functions of H&S induction training is to introduce new employees to site H&S hazards, practices and regulations. Noting that some workers suffer injuries within the first 30 days on the job (Simpson and Sam, 2019). Hence H&S induction remains one of the measures used to prevent such as incidents.…”

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Health and safety induction training in the construction industry: a review

Rantsatsi

2024

JFM

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Purpose Absence of Health and Safety (H&S) induction training can expose workers to construction hazards and risks. To protect workers, construction organisations provide site H&S induction training. This training is used in the construction industry to train workers on organisation, project and client H&S practices and rules. While researchers have recognised its role in creating worker awareness, developing H&S culture and influencing accident rate, but there has been little research. Furthermore, there lacks a review that identifies the research trends, research focus and future research directions on H&S induction training in the construction industry. This study aims to review literature on H&S induction training in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct and Google Scholar databases were used to identify articles. Initial search produced a total of 278 papers and final analysis resulted in ten articles. Content analysis was applied. Findings The identified three contributions to knowledge: (a) identifies specific trajectory or development trends of H&S induction training in the construction industry (three research areas were identified, namely, impact of H&S induction training on H&S culture, impact of H&S induction training on accident rate and barriers affecting supervisor’s skills and ability to conducting H&S induction training), (b) suggestions have been given on the contribution of H&S induction training to H&S culture and (c) future research directions have been proposed. The review provides knowledge that the contribution of H&S induction training to H&S culture is influenced by skills, knowledge and experience of presenter, language used, content covered, mode of delivery, technological tools used, type of assessment and duration. Research limitations/implications The review is limited to studies related to H&S induction training in the construction industry. Other safety training studies and industries could have provided different findings. The review is limited to 2012 and 2022 and to ten articles. Practical implications Understanding the role of H&S induction training to worker behaviour, H&S culture and outcomes will improve H&S practices and standards within the construction industry. Construction organisations can consider the factors identified in this study to improve the effectiveness of H&S induction training. Social implications Understanding the contribution of H&S induction training to H&S culture may help to improve H&S culture. Originality/value The study has identified three main research areas and future research directions. It further revealed the factors that researchers, practitioners and policy makers can consider to improve the effectiveness of H&S induction training in the construction industry.

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“…For instance, a research which reviewed a total of 164 journal articles published from 1990 to 2017 reveals that 16% of these articles looked at the role of legislation in design for safety implementation [7]. Similarly, the study conducted by Simpson and Sam [8] which aims to investigate the contemporary strategies for Health and Safety (H&S) management practices at the construction sites in Ghana reveals that that most of the construction sites that display improved safety performance adopt either one or a combination of IOP Publishing doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1101/3/032016 2 mandatory OS&H standards. On the other hand, the traditional project parameters in the form of cost, quality, and time are still perceived to be substantially more important than health and safety.…”

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A Comparative Study of Occupational Safety and Health (OS&H) Regulations in United States, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and Oman

Umar

Umeokafor

Vali³

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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This article identifies the gaps in OS&H regulations in Omani construction using a critical review and analysis of relevant literature. Four countries United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Australia (AUS), and South Africa (SA) were then compared to Oman in relation to selected regulations. The study reveals fall from a height is one of the main causes of accidents in different sectors in Oman however there are no specific regulations that cover this cause of accidents in detail. The only regulation which applies to the “fall from a height” is the regulation of OS&H, issued by the Ministry of Manpower. Overall, the whole regulations applicable in Oman shows that although the term fall, appear several times in the regulation, the full spectrum of the fall protection is not covered in detail. The provision of chemical hazards in Omani regulations is not of the standards as adopted in the USA, UK, AUS, and SA. There is limited information for the regulated to support adequate compliance. While the term “scaffolding” was not found in the current regulations enforced in Oman, the term “ladder” was, however, used at five different instances in the regulations which obviously cannot substitute the scaffolding.

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Strategies for health and safety management in Ghana

Cited by 12 publications

References 30 publications

Managing the risk and challenges of COVID-19 on construction sites in Lagos, Nigeria

Managing the risk and challenges of COVID-19 on construction sites in Lagos, Nigeria

Health and safety induction training in the construction industry: a review

A Comparative Study of Occupational Safety and Health (OS&H) Regulations in United States, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and Oman

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