Assessment of Health Safety Management Practice in Building Construction Projects among Construction Workers in Jimma University

Abstract

The major objective of this study is to present findings of health and safety management practices in building construction recently constructed in Jimma University. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 05 licensed building construction companies in Jimma University. A multi-stage sampling was used to recruit 202 study participants. Data was collected using face to face interview and observational checklist. The data was entered to EPI-data and then exported to SPSS version 20 software. The quantitative data collected from sample respondents who are working in Jimma university construction were analyzed using frequency distribution, mean, and percentage calculation were employed for most variables to describe socio-demographic characteristics and to determine the magnitude of Occupational Injuries. And also by using Microsoft Excel calculate the important index to determine the factors that affect OHS practice. Accordingly, the factor, safety and health training personal protective equipment’s got the highest priority index (131.06%) and to the other extreme, the other factor, whenever Emergency Planning and Procedures (81.06%) priority index as pointed out in the table above. Even if health and safety management practice is required throughout the construction phases of every building project, but the emphasis in each phase might be different. As respondent agreement, finishing work requires more focus or emphasis of health and safety management practice among the others.