Occupational Safety Practice, Health Hazards and Health Problem among Petrol Station Worker in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria
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2025-12
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Lead City University, Ibadan
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Petrol station workers encounter several hazards and health problems while working. Occupational hazards are the risks to life or functioning of an individual that is inherently associated with his occupation or working environment which can have deleterious effect on the individual’s health and his working efficiency. Petrol pump attendants are one such category of workers who are constantly exposed to various hazards at their workplace. This study was conducted to determine the occupational hazards, health problems and safety practices of petrol station workers in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. The research was a descriptive cross-sectional study that employed a multi-staged selection technique. To achieve the required sample size, 650 randomly selected petrol station employees were chosen from 130 petrol stations with an
average age of 29.4 ± 4.6 years in the Ibadan metropolitan area. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Version 20.). Based on the results of occupational safety practices, it was discovered that 48.7%, 47.7%, and 48.2% of the respondent’s wear face masks, do not eat or drink while working, and do not use personal protective equipment, respectively. The results of the distribution of occupational safety practices showed that 48.7% of the respondents wore face or nose masks 47.7%, of the respondents did not drink or eat while working and 48.2% of the respondents did not use personal protective equipment while working, and do not use personal protective equipment, respectively. The results of the distribution of occupational safety practices showed that 48.7% of the respondents wore face
or nose masks 47.7%, of the respondents did not drink or eat while working and 48.2% of the respondents did not use personal protective equipment while working. Hazards reported included inhalation of petrol fumes (61.1%), confrontation from customers (74.6%) and Exposure to noise (75.5%). Health problems reported included headache (71.9%), vertigo (77.9%), slurred speech (76.6%), cough (90.6%), and nausea (88.5%). There was a statistically significant association between having headache, nausea, cough and inhalation of petrol vapour (p < 0.01) or car exhaust fumes (p < 0.05). Awareness about personal protective equipment was 30.7%, while use was 7.0%. Hand washing after contact with fuel was practiced by 73.5% of the respondents. The result of this study indicated the relationship between occupational safety practices
and health hazards of the petrol attendant was positive and significant (X2 = 89.668; P-val< 0.05); the relationship between inhalation of petrol fume and health problems of the petrol attendant was positive and significant (X2 = 89.668; P-val< 0.05); that relationship between inhalation of petrol fume and health problems of the petrol attendant was positive and significant (X2 = 89.668; P-val< 0.05). Petrol station attendants in this study were exposed to various hazards and health problems. Awareness and use of PPE was very low. Efforts should be made by stakeholders to ensure that owners of filling stations take responsibility for the health and safety of their workers.
Keywords: Petrol station workers, Occupational Hazards, Health Problem, Safety Practices, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Petrol station workers, Occupational Hazards, Health Problem, Safety Practices, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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kate Turabian