Assessment of Health and Safety in Constructing High-rise Buildings in Addis Ababa: The case of Ayat Share Company
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This study has assessed the current health and safety practices used in constructing
high rise buildings in Addis Ababa. The study has given weight to health and safety
issues which have been ignored by the construction society.
The study used descriptive design. Questionnaires were distributed to 85% of the
employees of the case company. A sample of fifty employees of the case company was
taken. A total of six people including the managers were interviewed to get general
information about the project. The researcher had own observation to the project
sites using an observation checklist.
Descriptive statistical analysis was the major technique used to analyse the data
collected from the questionnaires. The data were entered to Excel and interpreted and
analysed by SPSS version 20 software programme. Triangulation was used to analyse
the data collected from the questionnaire, interview and researcher’s own
observation all together.
The researcher recommended that every real estate company should have in-house
health and safety policy, appointed personnel, suitable facilities, and PPEs for all
workers on the site, and should include health and safety obligations in the
agreements while contracting external contractors.
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Health, Safety,, Health and Safety Management, Construction, Construction Projects, High rise Building Projects