Compliance with health and safety protocols among building construction workers in the la dade kotopon municipal district, Accra, Ghana.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Though construction advances the economic fortunes of a country, it still remains a high risk industry. Compliance with safety and health guidelines has been a major challenge to employees. It is important to identify gaps in the practice of occupational safety and health standards to inform impending policy. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine compliance with health and safety protocols among building construction workers in the La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, Accra, Ghana. METHODS: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach to data collection. Multistage sampling technique was used to recruit 123 respondents selected using simple random sampling procedure for this study. Two (2) building construction sites were selected by simple random sampling. Proportionate sampling was employed to determine the number of respondents who were then administered with semi-structured questionnaires by simple random sampling. An observational checklist was used to assess PPE use and compliance with safety protocols. Data was entered into Epi Info Version 7.2.2 and exported to STATA/IC 15. Simple descriptive statistics and chi square were used to analyze categorical variables and determine associations respectively. All p-values

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APA

HAMMOND, M (2021). Compliance with health and safety protocols among building construction workers in the la dade kotopon municipal district, Accra, Ghana.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/compliance-with-health-and-safety-protocols-among-building-construction-workers-in-the-la-dade-kotopon-municipal-district-accra-ghana

MLA 8th

HAMMOND, MARK "Compliance with health and safety protocols among building construction workers in the la dade kotopon municipal district, Accra, Ghana." Afribary. Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/compliance-with-health-and-safety-protocols-among-building-construction-workers-in-the-la-dade-kotopon-municipal-district-accra-ghana. Accessed 05 May. 2024.

MLA7

HAMMOND, MARK . "Compliance with health and safety protocols among building construction workers in the la dade kotopon municipal district, Accra, Ghana.". Afribary, Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021. Web. 05 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/compliance-with-health-and-safety-protocols-among-building-construction-workers-in-the-la-dade-kotopon-municipal-district-accra-ghana >.

Chicago

HAMMOND, MARK . "Compliance with health and safety protocols among building construction workers in the la dade kotopon municipal district, Accra, Ghana." Afribary (2021). Accessed May 05, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/compliance-with-health-and-safety-protocols-among-building-construction-workers-in-the-la-dade-kotopon-municipal-district-accra-ghana