Umeokafor, Nnedinma ORCID: 0000-0002-4010-5806 and Isaac, David (2016) Construction health and safety self-regulation in developing countries: a Nigeria case study. Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information and Value, 8 (1). pp. 74-87. ISSN 1941-191X (Print), 2169-0464 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.37265/japiv.v8i1.45)

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Abstract

The study reported in this paper explored the self-regulatory approaches in terms of health and safety (H&S) in the Nigerian construction industry and the attitudes of the industry towards H&S self-regulation. This stems from the premise that the Nigerian construction industry has been viewed as unregulated, but evidence in literature indicates that some parts of the industry are self-regulated in various forms. However, it is unclear how self-regulation occurs in the industry, its approaches and the attitudes of the industry towards it. Based on group and individual interviews, there is evidence of self-regulation that is: enforced, industry-led, voluntary, H&S crusader-led, client-led and community-led. It was revealed that in many cases, when self-regulation is voluntary, the self-regulatory process does not exceed the first stage of self-regulation, adopting or developing standards. The attitudes of the industry towards H&S self-regulation can be described as not limited to “camouflage,” “convenience,” “context-defined,” “secondary,” “unstructured,” and “tick box.” However, there are some in the industry that have a favorable attitude towards H&S where it is “primary” in their organization. The understanding of self-regulation and H&S is advanced in this study, especially in developing countries, which policymakers, socio-legal scholars, practitioners, academics, and various industries may find beneficial.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	approaches; attitude; construction; 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:	10 Oct 2022 13:58
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/37733

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