Analysis of Factors Influencing Health and Safety Programmes in Selected Electricity Distribution Companies

Abstract

The study determined the factors influencing health and safety programme in the selected electricity distribution companies in Southwest, Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey research design. The study used primary sources of data, and the data were gathered through administration of questionnaire. The population for the study comprised of 11,621 workers of electricity companies in Southwest, Nigeria. A sample size of 400 was determined through the use of Taro Yamane formula and 385 were valid for usage. The sample was selected using two-stage sampling technique. At the first stage, purposive sampling technique was used in selecting employees who have used at least five years in the company; at the second stage, stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting employees using a senior, middle and junior categorisation of workers for stratification. The results also revealed that the human factors (t =5.836, p < 0.05), management factors (t = 3.898, p < 0.05), organisational factors (t = 2.120, p < 0.05) and environmental factors (t = 2.102, p < 0.05) were the factors influencing occupational health and safety practices in the study area. The study concluded that occupational health and safety practices have the potency of reducing the rate at which accidents and injuries occur among the workers and thereby improving the employees’ performance in Southwest, Nigeria. The study recommended that the factors that could reduce the potency of the health and safety programme should be controlled and be prevented.