Effect of occupational accidents on job performance; a case of a construction firm in Kumasi-Ghana
Loading...
Date
NOVEMBER 2019
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
The construction industry is besieged with accidents. Incidents of accidents at the
construction site are higher in developing countries than developed countries. Safety at
the construction site remains the poorest of all when compared with other manufacturing
industry like the furniture and fixtures, fashion industries among others. The construction
industry comprises of several people with different backgrounds and different tasks
performed by them. The study examined the effect of occupational accident on job
performance; a case of a construction firm in Kumasi-Ghana. 5 section questionnaires
enclosing questions on demographic characteristics, general knowledge on safety and
legalities, accident occurrence, safety management systems and employee attitude were
administered to 110 workers of the construction firm. Chi-square and Pearson‟s
Correlation Coefficient(r) were statistical tools used for the analysis of results. The result
established a weak negative correlation (-0.164) between accident and job performance
(labor productivity). The association between the accidents occurrence and absenteeism
was statistically not significant (χ2 = 0.4291; d.f. = 1; p > 0.512) and a significant
association was found between nature of accident and absenteeism (χ2 =6.7360; d.f. = 1;
p < 0.009). The results of the study revealed a higher knowledge of safety legalities and
practices and a positive attitude on safety from respondents, whereas low records of
accidents were recorded among the construction workers of the firm implying a good
safety management system. The study concludes that a good safety management system
and a positive employee attitude would reduce absenteeism, occupational accidents and
further increases labor productivity as demonstrated in the conceptual framework.
Description
A thesis submitted to the Department of Occupational and
Environmental Health and Safety, School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety.
Keywords
Effect, Occupational, Accidents, Job performance, Construction firm, Kumasi