IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

WORLD JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY (WJIMT )

E-ISSN 2504-4766
P-ISSN 2682-5910
VOL. 6 NO. 1 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/wjimt.v6.no1.2022.pg19.32

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Strategies for Effective Protection of Electrical Installations in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State

Sunny Nwakanma, Bamgboye Olusanjo Pius

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Abstract

The study was necessitated by the need to provide strategies for effective protection of electrical installations in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. Three research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The entire population of 109 security guards in tertiary institution in Rivers State was studied without sampling. A structured questionnaire validated by experts was used for data collection. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was used to establish the internal consistency of the items which yielded an overall coefficient of 0.79. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Findings revealed that security guards agreed that solar powered security lights, camera and alarm system are effective strategies for the protection of electrical installations in tertiary institutions in Rivers State and year of experience did not significantly influence there opinion. It concluded that the adoption of these strategies will provide effective protection of electrical installations. The study recommended among others that, Management of tertiary institutions should be encourage to install solar powered security lights, cameras and alarm system in all critical electrical installations in their institutions.

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