OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIDA, NIGER STATE

Abstract

Occupational health and safety management reduces environmental hazards, industrial accident, disease pandemics and enhance employees’ performance in organization. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of occupational health and safety management on employees’ performance in Federal Medical Centre, Bida-Niger state of Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive methodology and survey design. An online Raosoft sample size calculator was used to determine a sample size of 117 from 278 population. Therefore 117 questionnaires were administered to the selected essential staff of FMC, Bida comprising of Doctors, Nurses, Science laboratorist, Pharmacist using stratified random sampling technique at convenient. Data collected were presented in a frequency distribution tables, analysed and interpreted. The hypotheses were tested using linear regression statistical method (SPSS v22). The result revealed that occupational health and safety management (OHSM) in relations to sensitization programs, policy practices and sufficiency of the facilities affects employees’ performance. Hence recommends that the management of Federal Medical Centre, Bida should upholds employees sensitization programs, policy practices and sufficiency of the facilities of health and safety seriously to enhance employees’ performance.