Employee’s Involvement and Planning for an Injury Free Workplace Across Manufacturing Companies in Niger Delta

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This study examined the extent of employee’s involvement and planning for an injury free workplace across manufacturing companies in Niger Delta. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population for this study comprised of Nine (9) manufacturing firms— one from each of the Niger Delta's states; Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Cross River, Imo, Rivers, and Ondo, were selected for the research. The sample of this study was sample size for the study was using the Taro Yamane formula. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaires titled Employee’s Involvement and Planning for an Injury Free Workplace Across Manufacturing Companies Questionnaire. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while a Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. Findings from the study showed that there is a significant association between planning and safety performance was supported [(P =.000) p0.05] amongst others. According to the study's results, Niger Delta industrial enterprises had a high level of worker engagement in planning for an injury-free workplace. Finally, the research made the suggestion that the management of manufacturing organizations should make sure that managers and workers who disregard the organization's safety and health rules and procedures are subjected to disciplinary measures and other consequences

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