SAFETY SKILLS REQUIRED BY TECHNICAL COLLEGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION STUDENTS IN HANDLING EQUIPMENT IN PLATEAU AND KADUNA STATES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page
Approval page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
List of tables
List of figures
Abstract

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Research Questions
Hypotheses
Scope of the Study

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Conceptual Framework
Technical Education
Electrical Installation Trade
Electrical Installation Students
Safety Skills
Approaches to Safety Skills Determination
Safety Skills in Handling Hand Tools
Safety Skills in Machine Tools Operation
Workshop Safety skills
Personal protective equipment and materials
Theoretical Framework
Human versus Machine Safety Theory
Need assessment theory
Job Training Theory
Related Empirical Studies
Summary of Review of Related Literature

CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY
Design of the Study
Area of the Study
Population for the Study
Sample and Sampling Technique
Instrument for Data Collection
Validation of the Instrument
Reliability of the Instrument
Method of Data Collection
Method of Data Analysis

CHAPTER IV: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
Research question 1
Research question 2
Research question 3
Research question 4
Hypotheses 1
Hypotheses 2
Hypotheses 3
Hypotheses 4
Major Findings of the Study
Discussion of the Findings

CHAPTER V: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Re-statement of the Problem
Summary of Procedure Used
Summary of Findings
Conclusions
Implications of the Study
Limitation of the Study
Recommendations
Suggestions for Further Research
References

ABSTRACT
The study sought to determine the safety skills required by technical college electrical installation students in handling equipment. The study was carried out in Plateau and Kaduna States. A survey research design was employed for the study. The population for the study was 80 comprising of 39 electrical installation teachers and 41 electrical installation workers in the field. The entire population was used for the study. A structured questionnaire item was used for collecting data from the respondent. Four research questions were developed to guide the study and four null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data for answering research questions while t-test for independent samples was used to test the null hypothesis of no significant difference at 0.05 level of significance. It was found out that all the safety skills identified in handling hand tools, operating machine tools, workshop safety and the personal protective equipment are required by electrical installation students in technical colleges for effective functioning in the workshop. It was recommended that all the safety skills identified should be integrated into the curriculum of electrical installation trade at technical college level.

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Occupational safety is of paramount concern to both workers and students. Students and even parents are much more interested in the level of safety provided in a particular occupation. Graduates who possess required safety skills would always fair better in an occupation, especially technical occupations. The knowledge of safety practice skills by electrical installation students in technical colleges is an essential prerequisite for effective use of tools and machines in the workshop. Skilled electrical worker is not just someone who can perform any electrical job correctly but a worker who can complete every job safely (Oranu, Nwoke and Ogwo 2002). Safety has become a major determinant for effective and successful performance in a job.

In the view of Olaitan, Nwachukwu, Igbo, Onyeamaechi and Ekon (1999), safety is the art of taking precaution for the avoidance or reduction of accidents in order to protect people and property. Oranu, Nkowe and Ogwo (2002) further view safety as the ability to perform every simple task involved in a job without causing damage to tools, equipment or materials used in performing the task. Safety practice is the ability to perform a task with necessary precautionary measures exhibited for the purpose of preventing accidents. Practice means doing something repeatedly in order to improve performance. For students to perform a task with little or no record of accidents in electrical workshop, certain related skills are required by them.

However, Okorie (2000) defined skill as a manual dexterity through repetitive performance of an operation. Skill is a well-established habit of doing something and it involves the acquisition of performance capabilities (Osinem 2008). This implies that skill involves well-established habit of doing things. In this study, skill is the

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