August 2014 Vol. 2 No. 8

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Original Research Article

Knowledge, Attitude and Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Practices among Pipeline Products and Marketing Company (PPMC) Staff in Lagos

Joseph Oluwatoyin Adebola
 

Chief Health Sister, Medical Department, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

E-mail: teejayb2@yahoo.com; Tel: +2348039743069

Accepted August 11, 2014

Abstract

Safety and health have become an integral component in the workplace as employers, labour unions and others engage in trainings and procedures to ensure compliance with safety standards and also to keep a healthy work-force. The oil and gas industry is one of the leading industries where a great portion of workforces are employed. The risks of injuries are higher in such industry compared to other engineering related fields although the injuries encountered are more severe. Hence, safety is considered a high priority for most companies working in this field. Nevertheless, serious injuries are still a challenge for the development of the industry. This study was carried out to assess the Knowledge, attitude and compliance with occupational health and safety practices among staff of Pipeline and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), Lagos. The findings from the study were used as recommendations to the management of the organization to maintain the level of compliance amongst the compliant staffs and how to increase it among those who are non- compliant, to reduce occupational accidents in the work place.

Keywords: Occupational health, Safety Practices, Petroleum Company Staff, Nigeria.