Office Ambience Planning as a Mediating Variable of Safety in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State

Douglas Sokeipirim Godstime; Kembigha Francis Perekekeme

doi:10.56201/ijgem.vol.11.no6.2025.pg25.37

📄 Download Paper

Office Ambience Planning as a Mediating Variable of Safety in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State

Douglas Sokeipirim Godstime, Kembigha Francis Perekekeme

Abstract

The study investigated Office Ambience Planning as a Mediating Variable of Safety in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State. This study adopted descriptive design. The population of the study was a total of 120 secretaries drawn from Ignatius Ajuru university of Education, Rumuolumeni, Capt. Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Ken Saro Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, and Rivers State College of Health Technology. A sample size of 75 was arrived at using the stratified sampling.The instrument for data collection in this study will be a self-structured questionnaire titled Management of Safety and Health for Tertiary institutions in Rivers State (MSHUSD). The instrument was validated by an expert in Measurement and Evaluation. The study adopted the test-retest method. A pilot test of the instrument was administered to a sample of 20 staff outside the study area. Simple per centage was used to answer the research questions, while chi-square statistical tool was used hypotheses of the study at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that prevention of risks, emergency plans and use of professionals in organization safety issues are inadequate in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. The study concluded that risk prevention, emergency plans and use of professionals are needed to ensure effective ambience as a key variable of office safety. The study recommended among others that office staff should be given adequate safety attention by management of tertiary institutions in Rivers State.

Keywords

AmbiencePlanningSafetyTertiary institutionsRivers StateOrganization

References

Anonymous (2006). The meaning of health and its promotion. Croatian Medical Journal 47 (4), 662-664. Awah, O. A. (2016). Boarding schools in Nigeria secondary school system: State of the Art. Unpublished book chapter. Tertiary institutions in Rivers State of Port Harcourt. Babalola, J.B. (2004): Management of primary and secondary Education in Nigeria. Lbadan: NAEP Publication. Balafama, A. A. & Nwadiuto,A. A. (2011). An Evaluation of the health status of schools environment in public primary schools in Bonny Local government Area, Rivers State, The Nigeria health journal, vol 11 (3) Blume, A. W. Marlatt, GA& Schrnaling, K.B. (2000) Executive cognitive functional and heavy drinking behaviour among college student Psychology of Addicted Behaviours, 14, 299 - Browne, K. (2013), Challenging behaviour in Secondary School Students: Chen, Y. C. Fang, H. M. Chen, C. C., Chen, J & Hou, F. H. (2003). Improvement of the safe environment of America Tertiary institutions in Rivers State Indoors Sport Facility. DAEGU: Chris, C. (2015). Impregnated mosquito nets. Retrieved fromhttp://tilz.tearfiind.org/enlresources/publicationslfootsteps/footsteps l 1 0/footsteps_i Ohm pregnated_mosquito_nets/. Classroom Strategies for increasing positive behaviour. New Zealand Journal of Teachers’ Work. 10(1); 125 - 147. DaM, R.E. (2004). Adolescent brain development: A period of vulnerabilities and opportunities keynote address. Adolescence Brain Development; Vulnerabilities and Opportunities. 1021; 1-22 Darki, L. O, Onobumeh, M. (2014). Availability and application of school health services in selected primary and secondary schools in Ovia local government area of Edo State. lie Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2016). Chapter 5: Personal Health, Hygiene and Training of Food Handlers. Retrieved from http://www.fehd.gov.bk/english/publications/code/alIc_5 .htm. Mitchell, J.K. (ed.). 1996. The long road to recovery: Community responses to industrial disaster (Tokyo, New York, Paris, UN Tertiary institutions in Rivers State Press). Available at http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu21 1 e/uu2 11 e 00. htm. National policy one education (2004) State Ministry of Education Nigeria: Lagos Nwimo, I.O. (2001). Status of health appraisal services in secondary schools in Owerri education zone Imo state. Journal of health and kinesiology 2(1):94-107. Obasi, F. N. & Asodike, J. D. (2014). Educational Resource Management. Pearl Publishers. 12-14 Njemanze Street, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. Oboegbulem, A. (2011). Constraints to Administrative Leadership Role of Secondary School Principals in Owerri Education Zone of Imo State. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences Vol.3, No.11, 2013 Okorie, N.C. (2012). Organizational Setting of Leadership: Theoretical Perspectives. Owerri: Totan.Publishers. Oyejiaku, F.O. & Oyejiaku, H.A. (2011). Psychology of Adolescence. Calabar: Wusen Press Roache, I & Lews. R. (201 1). Teachers’ views on the impact of classroom management on student’s responsibility. Australian School Psychology; 26(l),38-53. Sternberg, R. 1. (2004), psychology. UCSB edition for general psychology. Beimont: Wadsworth, Tanimowo M0., Tanimowo & Oloyede, T. (2014). Youth smoking in south Western Nigeria Awareness of anti-smoking efforts and the adverse health effects of cigarettes smoking. International Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences; (3)1; 48-55 tate Farm (2013). Bunk bed safety rips. Retrieved from https:/fleamingcenter.statefarm.comlresidence/safety- 1/bunk-bed-safety-tips!. World Health Organization (2005). The World Health Organization: World Information

Office Ambience Planning as a Mediating Variable of Safety in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State

Abstract

Keywords

References

More Articles from IIARD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT