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Abstract
Workshoplaboratory managers are central to the ensuring that workshoplaboratories safety rules and regulations are adhered to during students practical sessions. This study examined the level of knowledge and awareness of safety among workshoplaboratory managers in Nigerian public polytechnics. A total of seventy six (76) workshopslaboratories managers participated in the survey out of which sixty five (85.5%) useful questionnaires were returned and used for the analysis. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data collected. The results showed that all the workshoplaboratories managers have high level of awareness and knowledge of workshoplaboratory safety except in one knowledge item Color coding to identify potential danger zones in the workshoplaboratory with a low mean score of 1.80 which indicates that workshoplaboratory managers have low or no knowledge of color coding that indicates danger in the workshoplaboratory. The overall result indicates that school workshoplaboratory managers have high level of awareness and knowledge of safety. The result further revealed that workshoplaboratory managers high level of awareness and knowledge on safety has contributed in no small way in preventing accidents in school workshoplaboratory during students practical exercises. Keywords: Safety knowledge, Safety awareness, workshoplaboratory managers
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