Umeokafor, Nnedinma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4010-5806 (2016) Approaches, drivers and motivators of health and safety self-regulation in the Nigerian construction industry: a scoping study. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 12 (6). pp. 460-475. ISSN 1745-2007 (Print), 1752-7589 (Online) (doi:10.1080/17452007.2016.1195332)

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Abstract

The premise that the Nigerian construction industry is unregulated in terms of health and safety (H&S) is contested in this scoping study, evidencing that the industry is self-regulated and the determinants poorly understood. H&S self-regulatory approaches in the industry and key drivers and motivators were identified, assessed and explained through literature review, questionnaire survey and interviews. Contractors were found to mostly self-regulate in terms of H&S because of normative related factors. There was a significant difference between large construction firms and medium-sized firms and between large construction firms and small-sized construction firms on the factor ‘it is a duty to adopt H&S programs’. Additionally, client-led H&S self-regulation was perceived to be more effective than mandatory industry H&S self-regulation, with a relationship existing among the two, and the size of firms. Organisational values influenced the decision to self-regulate in large-scale construction contractors compared to small and medium scale contractors. While the study draws attention to H&S self-regulation in the Nigerian construction industry, it also provides evidence of alternative means to improve H&S in Nigeria in the absence of adequate state involvement. Although a scoping study, the results provide a unique insight into the Nigerian construction industry and attitudes to H&S.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	contractors; co-regulation; health and safety (H&S); Nigeria; self- regulation
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management T Technology > TH Building construction
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Engineering (ENG)
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2022 10:32
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/37712

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