Organisational Health And Safety Practices And Employees Performance In A Construction Company In Akure Ondo State

Organisational Health And Safety Practices And Employees Performance In A Construction Company In Akure Ondo State (Charles)
Abstract
This study was carried out to examine organizational health and safety practices and employees performance in a construction company using Fismo Legatum Construction Limited in Akure Ondo State as a case study. The study was specifically set to determine the adequacy of health and safety polices in construction company in Akure Ondo State, determine whether there is a significant relationship between organizational health and safety practices and employees performance, identify the organizational health and safety practices which can promote employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State, and ascertain the impact of organizational health and safety practices on employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprised of staff of Fismo Legatum Construction Limited in Akure Ondo State. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 100 respondents and all validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables and mean score. While the hypotheses were tested using Pearson correlation statistical tool, SPSS v23. The result of the findings reveals that there is no adequate of health and safety polices in construction company in Akure Ondo State. Furthermore, the study also revealed that organizational health and safety practices has a positive impact on employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State as it reduces workplace incidents, reduce absenteeism and staff turnover, Increase productivity, reduce the cost of insurance premiums, create a proper health and safety culture, reinforce leadership commitment to proactively improve occupational health and safety performance, and improve staff morale. In the light of the findings, this study recommends that efforts should be intensified by contracting construction firms in devising improved strategy to determine and forestall hazard inherent in a given project before embarking on it. To mention but a few.
Table of Content
- Title Page
- Certification
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Content
- List of Tables
- Abstract
Chapter One:
Introduction
- 1.1 Background of the Study
- 1.2 Statement of the Problem
- 1.3 Objective of the Study
- 1.4 Research Questions
- 1.5 Research Hypothesis
- 1.6 Significance of the Study
- 1.7 Scope of the Study
- 1.8 Limitation of the Study
- 1.9 Definition of Terms
- 1.10 Organisations of the Study
Chapter Two:
Review of Literature
- 2.1 Conceptual Framework
- 2.2 Theoretical Framework
- 2.3 Empirical Review
Chapter Three:
Research Methodology
- 3.1 Research Design
- 3.2 Population of the Study
- 3.3 Sample Size Determination
- 3.4 Sample Size Selection Technique and Procedure
- 3.5 Research Instrument and Administration
- 3.6 Method of Data Collection
- 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
- 3.8 Validity of the Study
- 3.9 Reliability of the Study
- 3.10 Ethical Consideration
Chapter Four:
Data Presentation and Analysis
- 4.1 Data Presentation
- 4.2 Analysis of Data
- 4.3 Answering Research Questions
- 4.4 Test of Hypotheses
Chapter Five:
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
- 5.1 Summary
- 5.2 Conclusion
- 5.3 Recommendation
- References
- APPENDIX
- QUESTIONNAIRE
Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Background to the Study
A significant increase in Health and Safety Practices (HSP) can be identified in the modern developing business world. Recent occupational accidents in factories make substantial challenges to survive. Increasing industrialisation and its consequent make more industrial accidents and greater exposure to dangerous chemicals, directly impacting employees’ health and safety. Therefore, managing health and safety issues of organizations regarding human resources has become one of the most critical consideration in Human Resource Management (HRM).
According to Opatha (2009), Human Resource Management (HRM) plays a vital role in achieving an organisation’s goals through efficient and effective utilisation of human resources. To manage human resources effectively, organisations are implementing various kinds of practices and policies. HSP is such kind of practice used to manage human capital effectively and efficiently within any organisation. According to Opatha (2009), health and safety management means all the activities involved in protecting and promoting the employees’ physical and mental health, which enable them to perform jobs efficiently and effectively.
Occupational health and safety issues are related to short-term physical injuries, and occupational hazards that source serious long-term ignored health problems. Some of them are neurologic, hypertension, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases, which cause due to occupational hazards (Greepherson, 2013). If organisations fail to provide enough protection from various hazards for their employees, the employees’ attitude toward the organisation will be bad. As a result, their commitment level to the organisation is also going to reduce. Many employees have less job performance due to stressful working environments. With that, individuals failed to meet their daily job demands appropriately (Fritz & Sonnentag, 2005). It means an unhealthy work environment, directly and indirectly, impact employees’ performance.
According to Brunette (2004), construction workers perform several physically demanding tasks with varying types and levels of exposures. Also, due to advances in technology, most of the tasks on a construction site have been replaced with more powerful, complex tools and machinery. Thus, the adaptation of proper technological health and safety mechanism is required with the management’s attention on upgrading required technology, rather than investing in the latest technologies (Samarasinghe & Karunarathne, 2015).
If employees are working in high-risk workplaces exposed to hazardous chemicals, materials, and cognitively challenging work, job demands may create unexpected outcomes for employees, such as workplace accidents, injuries, and fatalities (Nahragang et al., 2010). If an organization is unable to cope with poor working conditions such as health and safety issues, workers are more likely to find it costlier to stay in the company than to leave the company (Sinclair et al., 2005). Therefore, it causes to decrease in the performance level of every employee in any organisation. In view of the above, this study seek to examine organisational health and safety practices and employees performance in a construction company in Akure Ondo State.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
The poor performance of workers in construction companies in Nigeria has been attributed to the inadequacy of organisational health and safety in the construction industry. This is exacerbated by limited commitment of construction firms to comply with basic construction requirements and their casual attitude towards organisational health and safety practices. Construction firms do not properly maintain their tools and equipment, even the staff do not use their personal protective equipment, and they view H&S interventions as a luxury (cidb 2004). This is not unique to Nigeria. Unnikrishnan et al (2014) found that in India safety management practices are inadequately implemented in the work environment of construction firms. According to the cidb (2009), construction firms lack formal occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMSs). Most construction firms do not effectively implement H&S in the sites. They lack H&S training and competence (cidb 2009), and these shortcomings jeopardizes the workers performance.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The aim of the study is to explore organizational health and safety practices and employees performance in a construction company in Akure Ondo State.
The specific objectives of the study includes;
- Determine the adequacy of health and safety polices in construction company in Akure Ondo State.
- Determine whether there is a significant relationship between organizational health and safety practices and employees performance.
- Identify the organizational health and safety practices which can promote employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State.
- Ascertain the impact of organizational health and safety practices on employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State.
1.4 Research Questions
The following questions guide this study:
- Is there adequate of health and safety polices in construction company in Akure Ondo State?
- Is there a significant relationship between organizational health and safety practices and employees performance?
- What are the organizational health and safety practices which can promote employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State?
- What are the impact of organizational health and safety practices on employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State?
1.5 Research Hypothesis
- Ho: There is a significant relationship between organizational health and safety practices and employees performance.
- Ha: There is a significant relationship between organizational health and safety practices and employees performance.
1.6 Significance of the Study
Health and safety policies are is a necessity in every organization today. Employees have to be kept motivated at all times through various measures and activities. This strengthens their sense of belongingness and responsibility towards the company. Health and safer, play a vital role at any stage of every human being. Hence, organizations have to secure the co-operation of employees in order to increase the production and to earn higher profits. The co-operation of employees is possible only when they are fully satisfied with their employer and the working conditions on the job. In the past, industrialists and the employers believed that their only duty towards their employees was to pay them satisfactory wages and salaries. But in the present era the total scenario has changed a lot. along with health and safety issues taking center stage in the organization.
On this note, it is imperative to point out that, any research study is basically conducted to solve identified problem(s). Hence, the significance of this research is to proffer solutions bothering on health and safety policies as it relates with the employee job satisfaction in organization. It will suggest possible ways on how resources committed to providing health and safety measures can be recouped through employees’ satisfaction and commitment to organizational goals and objectives. It will expose employees on how they can benefit from advantages associated with provided health and safety services. Upon completion, this research will contribute to existing literature in the area of health and safety policies. The findings of the study will contribute immensely towards the establishment of effective and efficient health and safety practices at work place to enable employee comply with the rapid change brought in by technology. In addition, it will be useful for future researchers as it is intended to serve as a pointer for further studies in this area. ‘ –
1.7 Scope of the Study
The study was carried out to evaluate organisational health and safety practices and employees performance in a construction company in Akure Ondo State. The respondents will be obtained from Fismo Legatum Construction Limited.
1.8 Limitations of the Study
The researcher encountered minor obstacles when conducting the study, as with any human endeavor. The significant constraint was the scarcity of literature on the subject due to the nature of the discourse, so the researcher incurred more financial expenses and spent more time sourcing for relevant materials, literature, or information and in the data collection process, which is why the researcher resorted to a limited choice of sample size. Furthermore, the researcher did this investigation alongside other academic activities. Furthermore, the sample size was limited because only a few respondents were chosen to answer the research instrument, therefore the results cannot be generalized to other secondary schools outside the state. Despite the constraints encountered during the research, all elements were minimized in order to provide the best results and make the research effective.
1.9 Definition of Terms
Health and Safety Management:
This is organized efforts and procedures for identifying workplace hazards and reducing accidents and exposure to harmful situations
Welfare:
It is the provision of facilities and amenities as would enable the worker in factories and industries to perform their work in healthy atmosphere and high morale.
1.10 Organization of the Study
The study is categorized into five chapters. The first chapter presents the background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, research questions and hypothesis, the significance of the study, scope/limitations of the study, and definition of terms. The chapter two covers the review of literature with emphasis on conceptual framework, theoretical framework, and empirical review. Likewise, the chapter three which is the research methodology, specifically covers the research design, population of the study, sample size determination, sample size, and selection technique and procedure, research instrument and administration, method of data collection, method of data analysis, validity and reliability of the study, and ethical consideration. The second to last chapter being the chapter four presents the data presentation and analysis, while the last chapter (chapter five) contains the summary, conclusion and recommendation.
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations:
5.1 Introduction
This chapter summarizes the findings on organizational health and safety practices and employees performance in a construction company using Fismo Legatum Construction Limited in Akure Ondo State as a case study. The chapter consists of summary of the study, conclusions, and recommendations.
5.2 Summary of the Study
In this study, our focus was to examine organizational health and safety practices and employees performance in a construction company using Fismo Legatum Construction Limited in Akure Ondo State as a case study. The study was specifically set to determine the adequacy of health and safety polices in construction company in Akure Ondo State, determine whether there is a significant relationship between organizational health and safety practices and employees performance, identify the organizational health and safety practices which can promote employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State, and ascertain the impact of organizational health and safety practices on employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State.
The study adopted the survey research design and randomly enrolled participants in the study. A total of 100 responses were validated from the enrolled participants where all respondent are staff of Fismo Legatum Construction Limited in Akure Ondo State.
5.3 Conclusions
In the light of the analysis carried out, the following conclusions were drawn.
- There is no adequate of health and safety polices in construction company in Akure Ondo State.
- There is a significant relationship between organizational health and safety practices and employees performance.
- The organizational health and safety practices which can promote employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State include: providing strong safety culture leadership, implementing systems to track safety metrics,analyze incident data, and conducting regular safety inspections.
- Organizational health and safety practices has a positive impact on employees performance in construction company in Akure Ondo State as it reduces workplace incidents, reduce absenteeism and staff turnover, Increase productivity, reduce the cost of insurance premiums, create a proper health and safety culture, reinforce leadership commitment to proactively improve occupational health and safety performance, and improve staff morale.
5.4 Recommendations
Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations are proffered.
- Efforts should be intensified by contracting construction firms in devising improved strategy to determine and forestall hazard inherent in a given project before embarking on it.
- Priority should be given to the review of existing legislation on safety management in companies by the state legislature to meet the current realities of safety practices in more concise and specific details.
- Information and communication of safety policy should be disseminated properly for easy understanding by the working crew.
- There should be site visit and soil sample testing as to ascertain the nature of the soil and topography before construction proceed.
- Safety signs should be placed at the building construction site to ensure that people apply precaution while at site to avoid accidents and injury.
- The services professionals with in the building construction site should be encourages to ensure adequate supervision and quality control of materials during production processes.

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