Covid-19 protocols: assessing construction site workers compliance
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
ISSN: 1726-0531
Article publication date: 22 July 2021
Issue publication date: 3 January 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to investigate construction site workers’ compliance with various coronavirus (Covid-19) protocols while working on construction sites.
Design/methodology/approach
This survey was conducted at the end of the imposed lockdown following Nigeria’s upsurge of the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey research method was adopted for the study using a structured questionnaire administered to 246 construction site workers under strict Covid-19 preventive measures. The data was complemented through personal observations of the study site activities. The results were analysed using frequency tables and a factor analytical approach.
Findings
The preventive measures in place on construction sites can be classified into personal protective measures, good etiquette/manners, contact precautions and prompt actions. Although the workers claimed to be aware of the Covid-19 pandemic, their disposition towards the preventive measures on construction sites is worrisome. Hence, their level of compliance with the protocols could mitigate the spread of the virus.
Originality/value
This paper fulfils an identified gap to study the need to promote public health by mitigating the global pandemic’s spread in areas where social distancing cannot be easily observed.
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Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the anonymous reviewers who helped in making the manuscript better. The contribution of the survey respondents is also appreciated. However, we declare that no funding whatsoever was received for this study.
Citation
Olukolajo, M.A., Oyetunji, A.K. and Oluleye, I.B. (2022), "Covid-19 protocols: assessing construction site workers compliance", Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 115-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-03-2021-0131
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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