Development of Safety Measures Implementation Model for Small and Medium Size Construction Firms in Abuja, Nigeria

@article{1716979,
      author = {Yandalu, M. M., Jibbril, A. M.},
      title = {Development of Safety Measures Implementation Model for Small and Medium Size Construction Firms in Abuja, Nigeria},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2026},
      volume = {9},
      number = {10},
      pages = {3604-3608},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1716979.pdf},
      abstract = {The construction industry in developing nations like Nigeria has a high rate of fatal injuries    and continues to be the highest among all industries; this is owing to the fact that Nigeria's current Occupational Health and Safety(OHS) laws is not functional. This paper aims to examine the factors influencing the implementation of safety measures on construction site by construction small and medium size construction firms (SMEs) in Abuja. Questionnaire survey approach was used to obtained data from the targeted respondents; data collected were analysed using mean item, descriptive statistics was used to show the frequencies and mean of reaction to questions. The findings from the study showcase that, low level of compliance with occupational health and safety regulations is the most severe factor influencing the implementation of safety measures, followed by weak national OHS standards, poor policy implementation, and beliefs as the fairly severe by SMEs in Abuja. Non-compliance with OHS is a major contributor to the poor state of safety implementation in construction SMEs in Nigeria.},
      keywords = {Construction firm, Implementation, Nigeria, Safety measure, and Small and medium},
      month = {April},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I10-1716979}
  }