Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2025, 15(5), 2025-167
Extent of Health and Safety Practices on Residential Developments
1 Post
Doctoral Fellow, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
Department, Durban University of Technology, 70 Steve Biko Road,
Musgrave, Durban 4001, South Africa, E-mail: nathaniel.olatunde@fuoye.edu.ng/nathanielo@dut.ac.za
(corresponding author).
2 Senior Lecturer, Construction Management and Quantity
Surveying Department, Durban University of Technology, 70 Steve Biko
Road, Musgrave, Durban 4001, South Africa, E-mail: irukaa@dut.ac.za
3 Post Doctoral Fellow, Construction Management and Quantity
Surveying Department, Durban University of Technology, 70 Steve Biko
Road, Musgrave, Durban 4001, South Africa, E-mail: imoleayoa@dut.ac.za
4 Professor, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
Department, Durban University of Technology, 70 Steve Biko Road,
Musgrave, Durban 4001, South Africa, E-mail: molusiwar@dut.ac.za
Project Management
Received January 19, 2025; revised June 18, 2025; August 18, 2025; accepted October 2, 2025
Available online November 25, 2025
Abstract: The study investigated the application of health and safety practices (H&SPs) on residential developments in Ibadan Metropolis, and checked if there are different opinions among respondents about the level of H&SPs; with the goal to improve construction site projects. A project-based design was adopted, utilising random sampling to select 116 ongoing building projects, and data was collected using a questionnaire. The data analysis was conducted with frequency, percentage, mean item score, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and analysis of variance. Results indicated that the use of safety boots (MS=3.48) and helmets (MS=3.28) were the only two H&SPs where the extent of compliance was moderate from the 33 safety protocols measured. Overall, the extent of H&SPs is low (MS=2.27). Further findings showed that there was only 3% disagreement each on the rating of the extent of H&SPs when the opinions of respondents were discriminated based on the profession of the respondents and construction cost and a 9% disagreement in their opinions when the extent of H&SPs was discriminated based on building types. This study recommends greater commitment and dedication from project stakeholders’ to enhance health and safety (H&S) on building projects, thereby improving project performance. The study contributes to knowledge by documenting the extent of H&SPs on residential developments in a developing nation, thereby aiding decision-making and policy formulation.
Keywords: Health and safety, Nigeria, practices, residential.
Copyright © Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM-Journal).
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Requests for reprints and permissions at eppm.journal@gmail.com.
Citation: Olatunde, N. A., Anugwo, I. C., Awodele, I. A., and Ramabodu, M. S. (2025). Extent of Health and Safety Practices on Residential Developments. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 15(5), 2025-167.
DOI:
10.32738/JEPPM-2025-167
Full Text
