EFFECT OF SAFETY PREPAREDNESS ON SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF PETROL STATIONS IN SELECTED STATES IN THE NIGER DELTA

Authors

  • Kufre Effiong Ukpong-udo Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
  • Ejikeme Ugwoha Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
  • Chinemerem Patricks-E EHS Research & knowledge exchange at EMT-CREED and IFTDO International projects committee.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26662/ijiert.v12i6.pp11-27

Keywords:

Safety Preparedness, Safety Performance, Petrol Stations, Niger Delta

Abstract

This study was carried out to examine the effect of safety preparedness on safety performance of petrol stations operating in selected states in the Niger Delta. Two variables were used to operationalize safety preparedness, namely tangible and intangible safety preparedness. Two variables were also used to capture safety performance, namely near-miss occurrence and accident occurrence. The study adopted cross-sectional and correlational research designs. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to sample petrol stations operating in three states in the Niger Delta (Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers States) while Taro Yamane formula was used to calculate sample size of 440 petrol station attendants from the study population. Structured questionnaire designed based on 5-point Likert scale and checklist designed based on Department of Petroleum resources (DPR) regulations, were used for data collection while reliability of the instruments was determined using Cronbach alpha index. Descriptive statistics and regression were used for the data analysis.

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Published

2025-06-13

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 6 (2025): IJIERT

Section

Engineering and Technology

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