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    Occupational Health and Safety Procedures and Compliance in the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Pre - tertiary Institutions Workshop in Ghana.
    (Springer, 2023) Adu Gyamfi, T.; Akorli, S. K.; Frempong – Jnr, E. Y.; Pim-Wusu, M.
    Purpose: Adherence to safety procedures is necessary for the effective management of health and safety in occupations and the industrial world. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the workshop safety procedure and compliance at Technical and Vocational institutions in Ghana. Design/Methodology/Approach: A descriptive research design and quantitative methodology were employed in the study. 200 people took part in the study at the TVET Institute Training Center. The respondents for the study were chosen through the use of purposeful sampling. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Findings: The study’s main finding was that the TVET workshops have established protocols. The study found that there are some elements that work against trainee adherence to workshop safety procedures. The study also identified ways to lessen occupational risks in TVET institutions’ workshops. Implications/Research Limitations: The management of TVET institutions is expected to provide strict safety measures at various workshops to ensure the safety and well-being of the trainees. The present study was limited to pre-tertiary TVET institutions in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Region. Practical Implications: The government agencies are required to provide time-to-time inspection as to the implementation of safety rules operationalisation in the TVET Workshops in Ghana. Originality/Value: At a TVET pre-tertiary institution workshop in Ghana, there is no information in the extant literature on workplace safety policies and adherence. The findings of this study, which are based on prior empirical and theoretical research, help people understand the importance of TVET institutions strictly adhering to safety rules and regulations.
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    Assessment of Refuse Shute Practices in Medium-Rise Buildings Within the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.
    (Springer, 2023) Pim-Wusu, M.; Gyamfi, T. A.; Arthur-Aidoo, B. M.; Nunoo, P. R.
    Purpose: This study explores how waste can be effectively managed and controlled in medium-rise buildings in Ghana. This was to ease the struggle, pain, and inconveniences and safely accumulate in one discreet location that people do not inhabit. Hence the study aims to assess refuse chute practices in medium-rise buildings within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Design/Methodology/Approach: A quantitative approach methodology technique was adopted for the study covering Accra Central, where people mostly live in medium-rise buildings. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire survey. The study employed a random sampling technique. A sample size of 150 was used, while data obtained from the study were analysed and presented in a frequency distribution, percentages, and inferential statistics with SPSS. Findings: The study found that respondents have limited access to refuse chutes in their medium-rise buildings. The study reveals the benefits of using garbage chutes as convenient disposal, a hygienic environment, waste segregation for recycling, prevention of gem development, and no physical contact with refuse. The study further discovered that strategies to overcome the challenges of not using refuse chutes include checking chute design in permit approval, monitoring chute construction, and developing policies on chute construction. Implications/Research Limitations: The revelation of this research means it is essential for an agency or authority mandated to regulate building construction activities to enforce the law regarding incorporating refuse chutes in medium-rise buildings. The present study was limited to the Greater Accra Region; however, the study could have been broadened further to cover the entire country due to the population increase where people live in medium-rise buildings. Practical Implications: The Study’s discovery is significant to building approval institutions that medium-rise building plans must incorporate refuse chutes before approval is issued. Originality/Value: literature in Ghana indicates little or no studies on refuse chute practice in medium-rise buildings in Ghana. The outcomes of the research have proven that a refuse chute is not popular in the country, so it is imperative to incorporate one to ease the struggle, pain, and inconveniences for the occupants of the medium-rise building. Founded on previous empirical and theoretical studies, the results of this research contribute to knowledge and understanding of the refuse chute practises in medium-rise buildings in Ghana.
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    The Effect of Building Collapse in Ghanaian Building Industry: The Stakeholders’ Perspectives.
    (Springer, 2023) Pim-Wusu, M.; Gyamfi, T. A.; Akorli, K. S.
    Purpose: The construction industry in Ghana has experienced a rampant collapse of building over the years, and there have been various reportage in both electronic and print media. The consequences of these incidents have a detrimental effect on stakeholders’ lives and properties. Hence, the study will ascertain the effect of a building collapse on the Ghanaian building industry and the stakeholders’ perspectives. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research utilised a quantitative technique by administering questionnaires to assist in attaining the aim of the study. The respondents were selected using random and purposive sampling techniques and consisted of contractors, building owners, architects, occupants, and building inspectors. A sample size of 150 was employed for the survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data gathered from the study. Again, the study achieved a reliability test with Cronbach’s Alpha value of (0.870) an indication of reliable data. Findings: The study discovered the effect of building collapse in the building industry in Ghana as leading to psychological trauma, stress and shock, loss of property, loss of valuable resources to occupants, loss of job, causes of disability, increase in the number of homeless people, injuries, and loss of trust of contractors. Implications/Research Limitations: The present study implies that it is critical and paramount for building owners to award building contracts to qualified contractors who are tried and tested in the building industry. Also, the building industry inspection directorate should regularly inspect and monitor building projects in their jurisdictions. The study is limited to Grater Accra and the Eastern region of Ghana; therefore, a similar study can be carryout in other regions in Ghana. Practical Implications: The outcomes of this paper would be significant to building industry stakeholders such as architects, consultants, structure engineers, project managers, quantity surveyors, clients, and MMDAs. This would strengthen the need to monitor and supervise building project delivery to avoid unexpected eventualities that may cause human lives and properties of building users. Originality/Value: Existing literature shows no scientific inquiries into the effect of building collapse in the building industry in Ghana from stakeholders’ perspectives. Grounded on previous empirical and theoretical studies, the results of this enquiry contribute to knowledge and comprehension of the effect of building collapse on building users in Ghana.