Abstract:
In developing countries, construction sector is one of the most important sectors that
have a great contribution to economic development with its employment capacity and
added-value to the economy. On the other hand, due to the lack of preventive
measures, occupational accidents occur, frequently in construction. Construction
sector involves high risk due to its production processes and labor intensive
characteristic.
Occupational accidents cause important social and economic problems by loss of life
and physical injuries. Major occupational accidents are defined as the cause of serious
injuries and a long-term disability; minor occupational accidents are defined as the
cause of insignificant injuries and short-term disability. Minor occupational accidents
are not considered sufficiently, they are even not kept as a record. It is known that
minor occupational accidents, which are not considered sufficiently and even not
registered, cause great financial loss in workplaces.
This study investigates Personal Productive Equipment (PPE), Welfare Facilities,
Labors Awareness and Nature of Working Environment of three (3) construction
firms. Hundred and fifty-two (I52) workers selected from those three firms. And data
were collected through closed questionnaires .Questionnaires distributed among
machine operators, carpenter, electrician and casual workers. All the questions were
restored to represent a hundred percent response rate. And data analyzed using SPSS
version 22 to find the results.
Moreover, this study found that the workers perceive high level of site welfare
facilities, labors awareness, nature of working environment and have moderate level
of personal productive equipment usage. Further, the findings of this study offer
guidance to the organizations looking to be creative within the organization. Finally,
recommendations were given to overcome the health issues.
