HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE CONTROL AND PRVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS; A CASE STUDY OF UNITED CEMENT COMPANY MFAMOSING, AKAMKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA
Journal Title: World Journal of Advance Healthcare Research - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Health is wealth. Without good health, man cannot function optimally. This study is therefore carried out to investigate the role of health education in the control and prevention of occupational accidents with emphasis on united cement company (UNICEM), which is a cement manufacturing factory that is located in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa. Two questions were formulated to guide the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used to gather data using one hundred (100) selected workers from ten units to elicit information for the study. Multipurpose sampling techniques of purposive and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select the sample for the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The research questions were tested using simple percentages analyses. The findings of the study revealed that 100% of the respondents affirmed and upheld that induction training given to workers at first engagement to duty and instruction guide given by supervisors to subordinate workers respectively lead to the control and prevention of accidents in the workplace. The study recommended that environmental health and safety education should be given in the work place.
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Dr. Bright Ewona
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