Survey of Workshop Safety Compliance of Small-Scale Electrical and Electronics Technicians in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area, Ogun State

Abstract

Employee well-being and safety regardless of size of organization is very critical to their productivity. This is applicable to electronics and electrical workers, whose line of work can puts them at a heightened risk of fatalities or serious injuries. Hence, this study surveyed workshop safety compliance of small-scale electrical and electronics technicians in Ijebu-Ode Local Government, Ogun State. Survey design method was employed in the study. The population comprised all the 65 small-scale electrical and electronics technicians that were accessible in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area, Ogun State. Structured questionnaire which comprised 26- items was used for data collection. Validity of the instrument was done by experts to ensure appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure of the items were suitable for the intended respondents. Cronbach Alpha reliability technique was used to establish the internal consistency of the instrument and a reliability coefficient of 0.72 was obtained. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed that there are workshop safety measures in place for small-scale electrical and electronics technicians with an average mean of (x̄= 2.82). Also, there is average level of workshop safety compliance of small-scale electrical and electronics technicians in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Ogun State with an average mean of (x̄ = 2.44). In addition, there was a significant relationship between workshop safety measure in place and level of compliance of small-scale electrical and electronics (r =.476; p ˂ 0.05). Also, workshop safety measure in place was found to have a significant effect (β= .324; p ˂ 0.05) on level of compliance of small-scale electrical and electronics technicians in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Ogun State. It was recommended that safety rules and regulation, warning and danger signs should be rightly positioned all around the electrical and electronics workshop, with regular safety training for effective compliance by the staff.