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Conceptualised integrated Health and Safety compliance model for the Ghanaian construction industry

  • Authors: Mustapha, Zakari , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2015
  • Subjects: Compliance model , Construction industry , Ghana
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/73573 , uj:18427 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W.D. 2015. Conceptualised integrated Health and Safety compliance model for the Ghanaian construction industry.
  • Description: Abstract: Lack of stringent measures in safety and construction laws has been attributed to poor performance in Health and Safety (H&S) in the construction industry. The review of literature in the existing body of knowledge becomes paramount in order to continue with the research on the subject matter. The review will enable the road map for the development of the conceptualised integrated H&S compliance model for the Ghanaian construction industry. The conceptualised model theory form the bases of the discussion in this paper. A total number of fifteen studies relevant to accident causation theories were selected out of the total number of thirty studies reviewed, through a rigorous process. The assessment of H&S compliance model for the study was carried out through the combination of objective and subjective attributes. The Domino Theory form the basis for theoretical and conceptual framework of this paper. The study adopted various constructs from Accident Root Causes Tracing Model (ARCTM) and Domino theory. The hypothesised integrated holistic H&S compliance model is presented in this paper based on an in-depth review of the previous models. Government support and contractor’s organisational culture serve as variable constructs identified as gaps in H&S compliance research. Discussions also included the integrated holistic model and the variables of the model, identification of the model and justification for the selected variables. The paper presented the hypothesised integrated holistic H&S compliance model. The gaps identified in H&S compliance research served as the variable constructs. They are government support and contractor’s organisational culture.
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Effective leadership behaviours in construction safety practices

  • Authors: Mustapha, Zakari , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2015
  • Subjects: Leadership , Construction industry - Security measures
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/67508 , uj:17612 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W.D. 2015. Effective leadership behaviours in construction safety practices.
  • Description: Abstract: Effective leadership behaviours have been shown in literature to be a contributing factor to construction safety practices. However, researchers have neglected the leadership behaviours and have their focus on the construction projects features of management. The inclusion of leadership as a part of an organisation has been the subject of interest all over the world. This development has driven researchers’ interest to come out in a holistic manner to give the clear understanding of leadership. The review of literature in the existing body of knowledge becomes paramount in order to continue with the research on the subject matter. The review will also enable the road map for the future to be drafted. This development has led to the review of empirical studies conducted by researchers on leadership in the construction industry. The research adopted literature study from various sources such as reviews of leadership behaviour in the construction safety practices. This review of literature led to the selection of appropriate literature for the study. A rigorous process was carried out in the selection of appropriate literature for the study, from a total number of fifty-two studies reviewed, out of which thirty-five empirical studies were selected. The findings from literature were summarised through coding, according to the publication outlet, authors, nature of the study, country of publication, target population, methodology and key findings. It was found out that most of the empirical studies have focussed on construction projects features management, while less attention has been given to several other equal dimensions, particularly leadership behaviours in the construction industry. This study focussed mainly on the effective leadership strategies in achieving organisational goals. Discussions also included the health and safety improvement in the construction industry and types of motivational measures for safety.
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Employers' Contribution Towards Health and Safety Compliance

Examination of safety performance regulations in the Ghanaian building construction industry

  • Authors: Mustapha, Zakari , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2015
  • Subjects: Challenges
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/68188 , uj:17701 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W.A. 2015. Examination of safety performance regulations in the Ghanaian building construction industry. , ISBN: 978-0-86970-787-6
  • Description: Abstract: The construction industry worldwide plays a significant role in the economic growth of many countries. However the construction industry also has a poor safety record. The Ghanaian building construction industry is faced with a lot of risk due to non- compliance with the safety regulations. The objective of this paper is to examine safety performance regulations in Ghana and identify areas to improve Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). The study documents findings from published literature. The review was conducted on safety practices and challenges in Ghana. The findings showed that the Ghanaian construction industry faces a lot of challenges. These include: weak regulatory and development framework, financial, human resource and material constraints. These challenges have been attributed to lack of a legal mandate to enforce rules, regulations and professional standards. It was also noted that the Government leadership in the structuring of the OHS policy should be committed. The OHS policy adoption and development in Ghana should follow the minimum requirement of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions.
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Impact of Health and Safety regulations on Small and Medium‐ Sized Enterprise contractors in Ghana

Occupational Health and Safety challenges in the Ghanaian construction industry

  • Authors: Mustapha, Zakari , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2015
  • Subjects: Construction , Ghana , Performance
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/75838 , uj:18726 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W.D. 2015. Occupational Health and Safety challenges in the Ghanaian construction industry.
  • Description: Abstract: The prevalence of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) issues in most of the African countries have been attributed to the insufficient attention received from industry and government. The review of literature in the existing body of knowledge becomes paramount on the subject matter. The road map for the identification of occupational health and safety practices in the Ghanaian construction industry was obtained through literature review. Studies relevant to OHS practices were selected out of the numerous studies reviewed, through a rigorous process. The results from the literature study were analysed to obtain specific issues that are relevant to the OHS in the Ghanaian construction industry. Based on the identified practices, needs are clearly defined and strategies are proposed to come out with appropriate solutions for health and safety improvements in the Ghanaian construction industry. Findings from the study show that ignorance and lack of interest in dealing with OHS issues in Ghana is one of the contributing factors to the OHS challenging. It is concluded that proactive measures should be provided at all levels of organisations in the country to deal with OHS issues. There should also be the establishment of OHS culture robust enough to deal with all issues in the country. Serious attention should be given to effective OHS management in order to eliminate accident in the construction industries.
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Confirmatory factor analysis of contractors’ safety policy

Delphi survey of reaction of employees' safe working conditions

Exploratory factor analysis of employee’s actions towards health and safety compliance in construction

Occupational health and safety challenges in Ghana : the way forward

Occupational health and safety implementation barriers in Ghana

  • Authors: Mustapha, Zakari , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Barriers , OHS improvement, , Regulatory bodies
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/213941 , uj:21216 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C & Thwala, W.D. 2016. Occupational health and safety implementation barriers in Ghana.
  • Description: Abstract: The negative impact on the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance in Ghana has been attributed to Ghana's inability to follow the laid down requirement of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions. The purpose of the study is to examine the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) implementation barriers in Ghana and look into the existing regulations and their contribution to other sectors. The study was conducted through the use of secondary data from journals, books and internet to achieve the objective of the study. The review looked into details of the different views from different scholars about occupational health and safety (OHS) implementation barriers in Ghana. Findings from the study has shown that inadequate legal mandate has contributed to the weakness in enforcing regulations and professional standards, missing framework for a comprehensive national OHS policy and inadequate resources to OSH researches. Others are lack of inspection, training and education, lack of OHS capacity building and monitoring, lack of financial, human resource and material constraints. The study explores occupational health and safety (OHS) implementation barriers in Ghana. The study presents a strong background on currents trends in OHS, regulatory bodies, OHS implementation barriers and its improvement.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises contractors' health and safety performance

  • Authors: Mustapha, Zakari , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Small business , Health and safety
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/213934 , uj:21215 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C & Thwala, W.D. 2016. Small and medium-sized enterprises contractors' health and safety performance
  • Description: Abstract: Small and Medium Sized-Enterprise (SMEs) contractors form the bulk, by number, of companies in each industry. SMEs differ significantly from large firms, and these factors affect their compliance level. The study aims to assess the SMEs contractors Health and Safety (H&S) performance in the construction industry. Delphi survey was used for the study. Experts were asked to rate the impact of other factors in predicting SMEs contractors compliance with H&S regulations in Ghana. The rating were based on either the impact was considered to be very high or high. Microsoft EXCEL to analyse the data collected. The output from the analysis was a set of descriptive statistics such as means, median, standard deviations and derivatives of these statistics. The findings from the study shows that changes in company structure, changes in ownership at various stages of growth, lack of H&S experts and short track records of H&S regulations were rated by the experts among the factors that affect the SMEs contractors H&S performance.
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