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Effective Safety And Health Planning On Construction Sites
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
TITLE PAGE
CERTIFICATION
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
ABSTRACT
1.0 CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.6 HYPOTHESES
1.7.1 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1.7.2 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
1.8 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS (KEY WORDS)
2.0 CHAPTER TWO
2.0.1 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 FORMS OF PROJECT PLANNING
2.2.0 ACCIDENTS
2.2.0 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS
2.2.1.1 CAUSES OF ACCIDENT (GENERAL TO ALL TRADES)
2.2.2.1 STATISTICS OF SITE ACCIDENTS
2.2.3.1 ACCIDENT PREVENTION / CONTROL MEASURES
2.2.4.3 WORKERS COMPENSATION
2.3.1 HEALTH AND SAFETY
2.3.4 FORMS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH PROBLEMS
2.3.5 BASIC SAFETY PRINCIPLES
2.3.5.2 SAFETY PROGRAMME OUTLINE
2.3.5.3 DAY TO DAY SAFETY
2.3.6 CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS
2.4.3 METHOD STATEMENT / CONSTRUCTION
METHODOLOGY
2.4.3.2 CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMMES
3.0 CHAPTER THREE
3.0.1 RESEACH METHODOLOGY
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.1.1 DESIGN OF THE STUDY
3.1.2 AREA OF THE STUDY
3.1.3 POPULATION OF THE STUDY
3.1.4 SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
3.1.5 INSTRUMENTS USED FOR DATA COLLECTION
3.1.6 VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUCTIONS
3.1.7 METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
4.0 CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1.1 INTRODUCTION
4.1.3 ANALYSIS OF SECTION A (GENERAL INFROMATION)
4.1.4 ANALYSIS OF SECTION B
4.1.5 HYPOTHESES
4.1.6 DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS
4.1.6.1 DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO RESEARCH QUESTIONS
4.1.6.2 DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO THE HYPOTHESES
5.0 CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1.1 RE-STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
5.1.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
5.1.3 CONCLUSIONS
5.1.4 IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY
5.1.5 RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1.6 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS
APPENDIX B: HEALTH AND SAFETY SIGNS AND SYMBOLS APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRE
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe major purpose of this study was how to use good planning of construction activities to achieve safety, good health, control and prevention of accidents on building construction sites.The population of the study consisted mostly of big construction firms in Anambra State, especially Awka and Onitsha that have had more than 5 years of active construction activities. The sample for the study was 10 reputable construction firms; five from Awka and 5 from Onitsha; which were drawn using s ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDYThe aim of the study is how to use good planning of construction activities to achieve safety, good health, control and prevention of accidents on building construction sites with the following objectives:• To identify health and safety problems associated with building construction industry.• To find out factors that lead to health and safety problems• To investigate how t ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 10 ]CHAPTER TWO2.0. LITERATURE REVIEW2.1 FORMS OF PROJECT PLANNINGPlanning naturally precedes execution of any worthwhile venture. It is the correctness of the details of the planning and their effective implementation by those concerned that determine the success or failure of that venture.2.1.1 Butler (1979) writing on the essence of planning stated that: “planning aims to lay down the direction in which a move is made forward, taking into account the resources that a ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]3.0 CHAPTER THREE3.0.1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.1 INTRODUCTIONThis chapter describes the approach adopted in this study as itemized below: i Design of the studyii Area of the studyiii Population of the studyiv Sample And Sampling Techniques v Instruments For Data Collectionvi Validation Of The Instruments vii Method Of Data Analysis3.1.1 DESIGN OF THE STUDYThe research design adopted for the study was the survey method. The survey inst ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 19 ]Question SixYears of working experience?The data relevant to this question are presented in table 4.4Data presented in table 8 above showed that 4 respondents, which represent 12.5% have 2-5 years working experience. 4 respondents again, which represent 12.5 have 6-10 years working experience. 8 respondents, which represent 25% have 11-15 years working experience and 16 respondents, which represent 50% have 16 years and above working experience.This therefore shows that 24 respondents, which rep ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]5.1.4 IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDYThis study on the effective safety and health planning of construction activities, as a tool for accident prevention and control on sites has a lot of social, construction and economic implications. The results of this research having shown the types of accidents; types of health/safety problems; factors that cause construction health and safety problems; how health and safety problems can be mitigated and how government /professional bodies can play sign ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESACT, (2007). Safety Hand BookACT Building and construction industry Australia.Amaechi, 1.0. (1990). Accidents on construction sites. The Registered Builders Journal. N10B Publication. Vol.1 No.2/Sept.7-11Bokinni, S.K.(2001). Health and safety on construction site, technical papers. Quality Assurance And Safety In Construction Industry. N10B Publication. 2-21Butler, J.T.(1979). Elements of Administration for Building Students. 2nd edition. London: Hutchinson and co (Publishe ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe major purpose of this study was how to use good planning of construction activities to achieve safety, good health, control and prevention of accidents on building construction sites.The population of the study consisted mostly of big construction firms in Anambra State, especially Awka and Onitsha that have had more than 5 years of active construction activities. The sample for the study was 10 reputable construction firms; five from Awka and 5 from Onitsha; which were drawn using s ... Continue reading---
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