International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume V, Issue VI, June 2020 | ISSN 2454-6194

 The Impact of Safety on Engineering Practice: A Case Study of Technical Sector in Nigeria

 Ohwofadjeke, Paul Ogheneochuko
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Abstract— In the course of practicing technical responsibilities a lot of accidents have occurred in Nigeria in the past resulting to injuries, deaths, permanent disabilities, equipment damage and pollution to the environments. This research paper was developed to identify the level of risk and hazard awareness/ management in Nigeria technical sector with a view to finding solutions to causes of safety problems in order to minimize unintended occurrence to as low as reasonably practicable in Nigerian industries.The materials were used for this research include; Calculator, field note, pen, Laptop and Microsoft excel software. Two research hypotheses (null and alternative hypothesis) were developed and tested. The data used for this research were collected using 50 copies of structured questionnaires that were distributed to elicit responses from respondents. Data analysis was done using F-distribution on collected responses in order to test research hypotheses to determine their significance or otherwise. The analyzed research data show that; there is significance in the test, test Null hypothesis is rejected, while the alternative which says; there is a significant relationship between lack of safety awareness and increased rate of accidents in Nigerian Engineering practice” is accepted. From the findings of this research the following recommendations were made; (1)that the federal government of Nigeria through its Ministry of Education and National University Commission should develop a curriculum for general safety and incorporate same in general study subjects taken at all levels of Nigerian schools, so as to help galvanize safety and security consciousness of every Nigerian. (2), the establishment of safety department in all establishments operating in Nigeria was recommended, so as to ensure strict enforcement and compliance with safety norms and safe work habits by Nigerians.
Keywords: hypotheses, technical, F-distribution, Null hypothesis, Laptop, Microsoft, permanent disabilities, hazard, respondents, significance.

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