Safety Education and Training: On Site Lessons for Workers in Selected Construction Sites of Lusaka District

This paper proposes a training guide that general workers could undergo in order to enhance safety in construction sites. The programme was motivated by reports and literature that some construction sites general workers got injured at work often. This scenario was likened to low levels of education related to their job description. Because of the low levels of education related to their jobs, some general workers were not aware of their environments and therefore could not easily identify risks and hazards they were exposed to. The study employed a descriptive survey of selected construction sites in Lusaka district. Institutionalbased cross-sectional study was conducted at four construction sites conveniently sampled within Lusaka district. The study established that general workers on most construction sites visited had poor formal education levels. The low education levels observed among general workers in construction could expose them to hazards unknowingly. It was discovered that 63.3% of the work force had low qualifications related to construction activities General workers with low education levels could also lack necessary warns and precautions necessary to prevent possible accidents and risks. Therefore, this study recommended the need for safety education, through on-site lessons to provide general workers with instructions and warnings that provide awareness about potential hazards with an objective of minimizing injuries and their fatal consequences.