Manu Patrick, Poghosyan Anush, Mshelia Ibrahim Mark, Iwo Samuel Tekena, Mahamadu Abdul-Majeed, Dziekonski Krzysztof
a Department of Architecture and the Built Environment , University of the West of England , UK.
b United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) , Nigeria.
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2019 Mar;25(1):99-109. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2018.1485992. Epub 2018 Jul 20.
Design for safety (DfS) of workers is amongst the prominent ways of tackling poor occupational safety and health performance in construction. However, in developing countries there is extremely limited research on DfS. This study thus makes an important contribution to the subject of DfS in developing countries by specifically examining the awareness and practice of DfS amongst architects within the construction sector of Nigeria.
A survey of architects, yielding 161 valid responses, was conducted.
While there is high awareness of the concept of DfS, the actual practice is low. Additionally, although there is high interest in DfS training, the engagement in DfS training is low. Significantly, awareness of DfS, training and education related to DfS, and membership of a design professional body have very limited bearing on the practice of DfS by architects.
The findings are thus symptomatic of the prevalence of influential DfS implementation barriers within the construction sector. Industry stakeholders should seek to raise the profile of DfS practice within the sector. Furthermore, similar empirical studies in the construction sector of other developing countries would be useful in shedding light on the status of DfS in these countries.
设计保障工人安全（DfS）是解决建筑行业职业安全与健康表现不佳问题的重要途径之一。然而，在发展中国家，关于DfS的研究极为有限。因此，本研究通过具体考察尼日利亚建筑行业内建筑师对DfS的认知和实践，对发展中国家DfS这一主题做出了重要贡献。
对建筑师进行了一项调查，共获得161份有效回复。
虽然对DfS概念的认知度较高，但实际实践水平较低。此外，尽管对DfS培训的兴趣浓厚，但参与DfS培训的情况较少。值得注意的是，对DfS的认知、与DfS相关的培训和教育以及设计专业机构的会员身份，对建筑师的DfS实践影响非常有限。
因此，这些发现表明建筑行业内存在影响DfS实施的普遍障碍。行业利益相关者应努力提高该行业内DfS实践的知名度。此外，在其他发展中国家的建筑行业开展类似的实证研究，将有助于了解这些国家DfS的现状。
