| dc.description.abstract | Over the past ten years, the construction industry in Uganda has been characterized by a spate of
fatal accidents on construction sites, and cases of defective designs that fail to preserve the
environment. This unwelcome situation has largely been a result of professional negligence and
poor construction practices (Irumba & Jackson, 2007). This shows that sites do not follow strict
health and safety practices which means limited or no monitoring work-related incidents thus no
way forward to mitigate their causes which leads to continuous exposure of workers to
occupational hazards (Besigye, 2020).
This research aimed at assessing the health and safety of workers on construction sites so as to
check the compliance health and safety practises on these sites. This check was done by use of
variables that directly affect the practise of health and safety measures. They include; conducting
safety trainings, use of personal protective equipment, holding of toolbox talks, employment of
risk assessment, provision of first aid facilities, monitoring staff safety performance, and
emergency response plan.
The study mainly focused on building projects in Kawempe division and questionnaires,
interviews and observations were used to collect data. From the data collected, it was observed
that forty percent (40%) of the selected sites are constructed under construction companies and
these companies are responsible for ensuring the practice of health and safety precautions,
whereas sixty percent (60%) of the selected sites are constructed by sole engineers under no
construction company. For those sites under construction by companies, there is a better
knowledge and compliance with safety standards, whereas those under sole engineers are terribly
lagging behind. | en_US |
