TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page        -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           i

Certification    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           ii

Approval page -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           iii

Dedication      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           iv

Acknowledgement      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           v

Table of Contents       -                       -           -           -           -           -           -           -           vi

List of Tables -           -           -           -           -           --          -           -           -           -           vi

List of Figure -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           vii

Abstract          -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION       

1.1       Background of the Study       -           -           -           -           -           -           -           1

1.2       Statement of Problems            -           -           -           -           -           -           -           4

1.3       Research Questions     -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           6

1.4       Aim and Objectives                            -           -           -           -           -           -           6

1.5       Scope of the Study     -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           7

1.6       Significance of the Study                                                                                           7

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1Introduction                -           -           -                       -           -           -           -           8

2.2       Concept of safety culture in construction       -           -           -           -           -           8

2.2.1    Related concept          -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           10

2.3       An overview of safety culture in construction                                                           11-

2.4       Causes of occupational injury on construction site     -           -           -           -           14

2.5       Nature of occupational injury on construction site     -           -           -           -           17

2.5.1    Scaffold injury                                                                                                            17

2.5.2    Injury due to slip, trip and falls                                                                                  18

2.5.3    Crane injury                                                                                                                18

2.5.4    Ladder Falls                                                                                                                18

2.5.5    Electrocution                                                                                                               19

2.5.6    Accident                                                                                                                     19

2.5.7    Manual and mechanical handling Injury                                                                     19

2.5.8 Work equipment injury                                                                                                  20

2.5.9 Fire injury                                                                                                                       20

2.5.10 Physical and psychological health injury                                                                     21

2.5.11 Working at heights injury                                                                                            21

2.5.12 Excavation work and confined spaces injury                                                              2

2.5.13 Demolition injury                                                                                                         22

2.6       Effect of safety culture and occupational injury on construction safety       

Performance                                                                                                                            23

2.6.1    Effects of safety culture on construction safety performance                                                            23

2.6.2    Effects of occupational injury on construction safety performance                           24

2.6.3    Cost of Occupational Injury  -           -           -           -                                               26

2.7       Proactive measures put in place by Government agencies                                          27

2.8       Proactive measures put in place by Safety managers                                                  31

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1       Introduction    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           35

3.2       Area of the Study       -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           35

3.3       Research Design         -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           35

3.4       Target population        -           -           -           -           -           -           -                       36

3.5       Sample Size and Sampling Technique            -           -           -           -           -           36

3.6       Data Collection Method         -           -           -           -           -           -           -           37

3.6.1    Questionnaire  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           37

3.7       Method of Data Analysis       -           -           -           -           -           -           -           38

3.7.1    Mean Item Score                     -           -           -           -           -           -           -           38

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1       Introduction    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           40

4.2       Questionnaire distribution analysis     -           -           -           -           -           -           40

4.3       Analysis of respondent characteristics            -           -           -           -           -           40

4.4       Presentation and Analysis of Questionnaire   -           -           -           -           -           41

4.5       Discussion of Findings-          -           -           -           -           -           -           -           43

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1       Introduction    -           -