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Abstract
ABSTRACTAccident is viewed by all as an ill event that takes place on the building construction site, having a consequential effect on its victims. However, averting this incidence is a possibility, which should be glimpsed beyond the proximal preventive measures. Consequent upon a catalogue of accidents occurring on building construction site, the study aimed at developing a model for the prevention of accident on the building construction site. In achieving this, a non-random sampling was adopted to select the study participants in responding to the research questionnaires. Consequently, three hundred and eighty-four self-administered questionnaires were analysed descriptively, while structural equation modelling (AMOS version 22) was used in developing a valid model to eliminate the occurrence of accident on the building construction site. Moreover, fourteen (14) well-experienced construction stakeholders were purposively selected for interview, with the transcripts analysed using NVivo software. The outcome of the survey revealed that the construction stakeholders (client, consultant, contractor, health and safety agency) have major roles to play in the prevention of accident on the building construction site, as 17 and 23 preventive measures were found to be significant at the preconstruction stage and during the construction stage respectively. The twenty-four (24) experts across the construction fields that were contacted for the validation of the developed accident prevention model agreed to its validity. Conclusively, the dual-phase accident prevention model becomes important to enable the stakeholders to be aware of their individuals safety roles during the preconstruction and construction stages.
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Copyright © 2023 William samuel O. and Oni Oluwole J.. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
