LABOUR STANDARDS AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH POLICIES AMONG SELECTED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN LAGOS STATE

📄 Project Abstract

Labour is an important factor of production and that is why employers must take cognisance of the health, safety and well-being of employees for the avoidance of work hazards, ill-health accidents and untimely death that often reduce productivity. It is on this basis the study examined Labour Standards and Occupational Safety and Health Policies among selected manufacturing companies in Lagos State. The research employed the accidental causation theory divided into Heinrichs Domino theory, Farells Theory, Petersens Accident/Incident Model, System Models. The age respondents were a total of one hundred and twenty respondents which include 53.2% male and 43.5% female. The sample size determination formula used was the Taro Yamane formula. The sample size was 142. Multi stage sampling technique was adopted with questionnaire as the data collection instrument. For data analysis, chi-square, Percentages and frequencies were used through SPSS. The result of the findings showed that: there wa...