Abstract
This research project investigated and modeled Health and Safety (H&S) compliance. The
primary aim of the research was to model the extent to which safe environment features, safe
acts of workers’ features, safe working conditions, reaction of workers to safe condition,
government support and contractors’ organisational culture predict the H&S compliance,
these factors being classified as the exogenous variables. Empirical data was collected
through a Delphi study and a field questionnaire survey. Analysis of results from the Delphi
study was done with Microsoft Excel to output descriptive statistics. Structural Equation
Modelling (SEM) software with EQS version 6.2 was used in the analysis of the field
questionnaire. A conceptual small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) contractors’
integrated H&S compliance model was based on the theory developed from literature review
findings and the Delphi study. A questionnaire survey was conducted in the major cities
(Accra-Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) in Ghana. From the 700 sample questionnaires, 558
questionnaires were returned which represents 79.2 percent. An exploratory factor analysis
(EFA) was conducted on the six-factor constructs and further confirmatory factor analysis
(CFA) with Eqations (EQS) version 6.2 software programme.