Assessment of Safety and Health Management Practices in Construction Projects – A case of ELMI OLINDO Construction Company
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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developed and developing countries. This is because the construction industry has a poor health
and safety performance record compared to other industries across the globe. Labor law in
every nation states that it is the responsibility of an employer to ensure that every worker
employed by the company works under safe and healthy conditions and free from any harm. The
main objective of this project work is to assess the practice of health and safety management in
constructions by taking ELMIOLINDO Contractors PLC construction sites in Addis Ababa as a
case. 50 professional employees of the company participated in filling out the questionnaire
given to them by the researcher additionally, documented sources were used for more accurate
data including site observation/visit. The data has been combined through structured
questionnaire and interviews; and analyzed using descriptive statistics with Microsoft Excel &
IBMSPSS Software. This research found out that both of the construction sites have had an
accident during the past three years. According to the findings, of the study every stakeholders in
the industry take a share for the fatalities that occurred with contractors taking the largest part.
As a result, the study revealed that the company has limitations in its workplace health and
safety management practices.
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Health and Safety management,, Construction industry, Employee/Worker,, Accident, Injury,, ELMIOLINDO contractors P.L.C, Ethiopia