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    Investigation into the Safety Performance of Building Contractors in Ghanaian Construction Firms
    (2024-10) Alidu, Abdul-Razak; Adinyira, Emmanuel; Agyekum, Kofi; Williams, Justice
    In spite of its socioeconomic significance, the construction industry is infamous for being one of the most dangerous industries, causing a huge number of non-fatal and fatal accidents. Accidents and fatalities in the Ghanaian constructionindustry are especially high compared with those of other developed countries. Accordingly, the purpose of thisresearch is to investigate the safe acts implemented by the building contractors in the Ghanaian construction industry tosuggest ways to boost safety performance aimed at improving worker safety, and increase productivity. A quantitativemethodology was employed in this study, where closed-ended questionnaire was prepared, and data was collected frombuilding contractors in Ghana. A total number of Two hundred and Fifty-Two construction firms participated in thisexercise.This number was obtained through simple probability sampling, where all construction firms stood equal opportunityto participate in the exercise. Data was analysed using mean scores, and standard deviation. The results of thesurvey indicates that the implementation of safety performance by the building contractors in Ghana is overall moderate. Theresearch thus recommended that, there should be a strong regulatory culture of accountability, deter unsafe practices, andencourage the implementation of robust safety management systems. It is also recommended that improving construction safety performance in Ghana requires the implementation of safe acts and conditions throughout the project lifecycle. And comprehensivesafety training and education programs are vital for improving construction safety. Further study could conduct anin-depth evaluation of the effectiveness of health and safety training programs within construction firms. Analysed the impact of different training methodologies, frequency of training sessions, and the use of immersive technologies in enhancingsafety awareness and competence among workers. Identify best practices in training delivery for optimal outcomes.