ASSESSMENT OF ORGANISATION CULTURE ON ARTISANS’ SAFETY PERFORMANCE IN INDIGENOUS CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA

Abstract

The Nigerian construction firms faces extremely high injury fatality rates attributable to poor safety culture, disproportionately impacting susceptible artisans, who faces over 50% higher accident risk.  So the study explores various factors influencing safety performance of artisans in indigenous construction firms based in Abuja. A purposive sample of 130 responses from Quantity Surveyors, Engineers, Architects, and Project managers were collected. Normality test and Relative Importance Index (RII) was applied to check distribution of the data set and garner perceptions of respondents. Also, multiple regression was carried out to know if there was a significant relationship between organizational culture and artisan’s safety performance. The key findings shows that on average, respondents find employee training, insufficient safety equipment and communication and trust to be relatively significant, implying a generally positive perception among respondents. Moreover, the finding underscores a strong correlation between a positive safety culture and enhanced safety performance, while illuminating prevalent issues such as inadequate training, insufficient safety equipment and communication breakdowns. Recommendation for improving safety performance includes regular training programs, enhancement of safety equipment provisions and the development of a robust safety culture within construction firms.