• Noah Oluwatope Emmaule
• Dr. Kingley Douglas

ABSTRACT The study identified the health hazards and control measures among workers of cement industries in Niger Delta. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional research design with analytical correspondence. The populations for the study consist of workers of two cement industries in Niger Delta. Taro Yamani formula was used to arrive at a sample size of 438 which represent the total population for the study. The study employed stratified random sampling technique to select workers for the study from each stratum (department). One self-designed instruments titled “Assessment of Occupational Hazards and safety practices was used for data collections. Face and content validities of the instruments were ensured. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of AOHHSP was established at 0.72. The research questions 1and 2 were answered using mean and standard deviation while null hypothesis 1and 2 were tested using T-Test and ANOVA table at 0.05 alpha level of significance. Data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 21. The study found among others that the workers of these selected cement industries were fully aware of the occupational hazards and safety such as exposure to cement dust which causes difficulty in breathing. Most workers in the industries are faced with physical hazards such as; The respondents in these selected cement industries revealed that hazards such as excessive heat, poor ventilation as a result of poor indoor air, lighting within the factory and installation of scaffolds during any work at height and radiation as a result of emission of energy. Also, electrocution as a result of working on exposed live electrical conductors without insulated gloves and tools, noise from engines and machines, high temperature, dust from cement and vibration from machines are common known physical hazards in their work place. Based on the findings, recommendations were made; there is need for management of cement industries to develop a frame-work that will initiate the integration and implementation of safety regulations in cement factories so as to reduce associated occupational hazards, health promotion program should be integrated by management to help improve works knowledge, attitude and practices regarding to safety measures within the cement factory and periodic medical examination policy should be adopted by management of cement industries to help reduce cases of health problems among workers of cement industries in Nigeria.

Occupational Hazards, Safety Practices.

"Health hazards and safety control measures among workers of cement industries in Niger Delta", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.575-600, April-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104173.pdf

"Health hazards and safety control measures among workers of cement industries in Niger Delta", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no. pp575-600, April-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104173.pdf