Open AccessQuantity Surveyors Role in the Construction Health and Safety Management in Nigeria
Author(s) -
IC Anugwo,
V. N. Okorie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/654/1/012020
Subject(s) - procurement , sample (material) , business , construction industry , good practice , public relations , construction management , operations management , marketing , management , engineering , political science , economics , engineering ethics , chemistry , chromatography , construction engineering
The issues of adequate implementation of construction Health and Safety (H&S) good practice during project tendering and execution stages has not attracted needed attention by the quantity surveyors (QS). This study assessed the roles of Quantity Surveyors (QS) to foster construction H&S good practice. This study adopted a research mixed method, a sample of hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires distributed among professional registered QS within the South-West Nigeria, and only seventy (70) were completed, and valid and this resulted in a response rate of 47%. In addition, an in-depth interviews amongst five-selected Registered Member Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. The interviews assisted the researcher to gain insights of respondents’ perceptions, and to validate the questionnaire results. The study findings suggested that the Quantity Surveyors lacks the earnest commitment and leadership inputs to foster financial provision for H&S items in the bills of quantities. The study findings further revealed that QS play little or no significant role to advice or select the contractors with H&S competencies during tendering stage. Thus, if the QS would play active leadership role in integrating of H&S cost items in bill of quantities it will significantly promote construction H&S good practice in Nigerian construction industry.