Developing Appropriate Safety Culture for Mitigating Construction Accidents and Injuries in Nigeria: A Conceptual Framework

Abstract

Occupational accident and injury have been described as one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. This is found to be very rampant in the construction industry, accounting for a significant part of all reported cases of occupational injuries. Although much work has been done on how to reduce the phenomenon to the barest minimum, the conclusions drawn from these studies are complex and, thus, difficult to inform policy decision and build theory on safety performance. This paper reviews key concepts relating to construction safety with a view to identifying factors that influence safety performance of building construction organisations. It goes further to develop a conceptual framework for building an all-inclusive model that elucidates understanding of safety culture and its impacts on construction safety and health.