Effects of Poor Health and Safety Behaviour of Construction Workers in Lagos State

@article{1716327,
      author = {Gbenga Fayose, Dr Kukoyi Patricia, Odunayo Rofiat Olaniyan; Dr. Nenrot Sandra Gopep, Arc. Dang Dahmawur Jim; Engr Sanni Taiwo Hassan, Oluwaseun Samson Olaboye; Ndukwe Matthew Samuel},
      title = {Effects of Poor Health and Safety Behaviour of Construction Workers in Lagos State},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2026},
      volume = {9},
      number = {10},
      pages = {4231-4244},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1716327.pdf},
      abstract = {Purpose- The research project is an assessment of the effects of the health and safety behavior of construction workers in Lagos state. Health and safety is a safety risk controlling mechanism that must be implemented to ensure a hazard-free construction work experience and enhance productivity in the construction industry. The construction workers play an important and arguably the largest role in the construction industry which makes them more accident-prone than the other professional workforce in the industry. This necessitates that the poor health and safety behavior of construction masons be studied. This study aims to ascertain the effects of the behavioral patterns of construction workers (masons, carpenters and iron benders) towards health and safety so that there would be an awareness of the essence of health and safety practices on the construction site.
Research Methodology-With regards to this, well-structured interviews were prepared to get some focus-group-based interviews of construction workers. The derived data was analyzed through the use of descriptive methods.
Findings- The research study revealed that many of the construction professionals coupled with the construction workers are aware of the necessity of the implementation of the health and safety concepts in the construction industry. Also, many of the respondents agreed that fall from heights and falling objects are the commonest hazards faced by construction masons. In addition to that, it was observed that lack of adoption of safety measures by construction organizations, ignorance about the importance of safety, and overconfidence on the part of the workers are the major factors contributing to poor safety behaviors among workers.
Limitation- Some important limitations encountered in the course of this research are communication barrier because the construction workers do not really understand English language which really makes it difficult in explaining certain health and safety concepts to them an averseness of organizations to disclose relevant safety information and lack of adequate records of safety issues in Nigeria.
Recommendation- In line with this, the research recommends that there should be presence of safety meetings/tool box talks, adequate delivery of safety equipment to construction sites, adequate safety supervision, adequate site safety meetings, and functional health and safety laws in the state.
Social Implications/Value- This research has been able to contribute to the body of knowledge identifying the common injuries among construction workers, discovering the effects of bad safety behavior, unearthing the factors discouraging good safety behavior among masons, and identifying the factors that can promote a good safety behavior among construction artisans in Lagos State to develop a more effective construction industry.},
      keywords = {Accidents, Awareness, Behavior, Construction Masons, Construction site, Hazard and Health and Safety.},
      month = {April},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I10-1716327}
  }