Level of Health and Safety Compliance by the Artisans of Construction SMEs of Different Anthropological Cultures in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).

Abstract:

Health and safety compliance in all industries is a serious issue of concern. More especially in small and medium size construction firms can never be over emphasized. This study was motivated by the reason of daily health and safety related cases on construction sites within and outside the Nigerian construction industry. The differences which exist in the anthropological culture of people provide the curiosity to determine how it influences the level of health and safety compliance of the construction artisans. Therefore, this study will determine the level of health and safety compliance by the construction artisans of different anthropological cultures: Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). This study area is preferred because it has the highest share of construction activities and composition of the various anthropological cultures in Nigeria. A quantitative study; survey questionnaire was used by means of cluster sampling type of the random sampling technique. The data analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 21. From the results obtained; it shows that the composition of the construction artisans of the small and medium construction firms in the AMAC are; Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba and the rest which are termed as “Others” in this study. The result shows that Hausa are the most populated, the “Others” are the next, followed by the Yoruba, and the last but not the least is the Igbo. The result shows that the level of artisans complains to the health and safety on small and medium construction firms is generally moderate.