Abstract:
The study examined the state of health and safety risk management practices in the
building sector of the construction industry and has the objectives to: evaluate the
construction risks inherent in the building sector of the construction industry; examine the
health and safety risk management processes adopted by the construction industry in
Nigeria; validate the existence of identified factor(s) militating against the
implementation of health and safety practices in the construction industry in Nigeria; and
investigate if there are established frameworks for effective health and safety risk
management in the construction industry of Nigeria. The study adopted the survey and
case study research design. It employed the use of Delphi’s technique in the distribution
of questionnaire and made use of chi-square analytical technique for the analysis of
gathered data. The findings revealed that: most of the parties involved in construction
projects do not have any significant health and safety risk management process in place;
the identified factors militating against the implementation of health and safety risk
management practices are still valid; there is no existing established framework for
effective regulation of health and safety risk management practices. Various improvement
strategies have been suggested.
