Assessment of Safety Programmes on Employee Productivity in the Oil and Gas Industry in the Niger Delta Area, Nigeria
Sala, Lazarus Tsado
Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (COHSE), University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Nwaogazie, Ify L. *
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Ugbebor, John N.
Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (COHSE), University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This study evaluates the effectiveness of safety programmes on employee productivity in Indigenous and Multinational Oil and Gas companies in the Niger Delta. Key safety constructs—management commitment, safety participation, safety compliance, safety promotional policies, safety training, safety knowledge, and employee involvement—are assessed for their impact on productivity. Data from structured questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics and reliability tests. The findings reveal that Multinational companies generally exhibit stronger positive correlations between safety constructs and productivity compared to Indigenous companies, suggesting more effective safety management systems in Multinational firms. For instance, management commitment shows a stronger correlation with productivity in Multinational companies (r = 0.35) than Indigenous firms (r = 0.15). The study concludes that Indigenous companies could improve productivity by adopting more structured safety frameworks and enhancing employee engagement and training programmes. Indigenous companies could explore underlying factors, such as better resources, more rigorous safety standards, or stronger organizational cultures across all the safety constructs to further enhance productivity.
Keywords: Safety programmes, employee productivity, indigenous, multinational, oil & gas, safety training, employee involvement