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Critical Barriers to Environmental Management System Implementation in the Nigerian Construction Industry
Environmental Management ( IF 3.5 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-23 , DOI: 10.1007/s00267-021-01473-y
Lekan D Ojo 1 , Olugbenga T Oladinrin 2 , Lovelin Obi 2
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The impact of different hazardous substances of the construction industry being released to the environment is alarming. This constitutes an adverse effect on the quality of life of construction workers and the populace at large. To reduce this menace, Environmental Management System (EMS) was put in place. Meanwhile, the implementation of EMS in the Nigerian construction industry (NCI) is not certain. This study, therefore, investigated the barriers to EMS implementation in the NCI to group them into a smaller form, i.e., fewer numbers. A questionnaire survey was developed and administered to construction professionals in Nigeria using a purposive sampling technique. The retrieved 106 copies of the questionnaires were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean score, standard deviation, analysis of variance test, post hoc test and exploratory factor analysis. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted three times to identify the critical barriers to EMS implementation in the NCI. The study findings reveal three main categories of barriers affecting EMS implementation, namely; (1) knowledge barrier; (2) process barrier; and (3) culture and management barrier. The study concluded that the three factors indicate the major cardinal barriers that could describe the impediment of EMS in the NCI. It was recommended that the training of construction professionals is important to enhance improvement culture in the NCI.



中文翻译:

尼日利亚建筑业实施环境管理体系的关键障碍

建筑行业的各种有害物质释放到环境中的影响令人震惊。这对建筑工人和广大民众的生活质量构成不利影响。为了减轻这种威胁,已建立了环境管理系统(EMS)。同时,尚不确定尼日利亚建筑业(NCI)是否实施EMS。因此,本研究调查了NCI中实施EMS的障碍,将其分为较小的形式,即数量较少。制定了问卷调查,并使用有针对性的抽样技术对尼日利亚的建筑专业人士进行了调查。检索到的106份问卷均经过描述性和推断性统计,例如均值,标准差,方差分析,事后检验和探索性因素分析。进行了三次探索性因素分析,以确定在NCI中实施EMS的关键障碍。研究结果揭示了影响EMS实施的三大障碍:(一)知识壁垒;(2)工艺障碍;(3)文化和管理障碍。研究得出的结论是,这三个因素表明可能是描述NCI中EMS障碍的主要主要障碍。建议对建筑专业人员进行培训对于增强NCI中的改进文化很重要。研究结果揭示了影响EMS实施的三大障碍:(一)知识壁垒;(2)工艺障碍;(3)文化和管理障碍。研究得出的结论是,这三个因素表明可能是描述NCI中EMS障碍的主要主要障碍。建议对建筑专业人员进行培训对于增强NCI中的改进文化非常重要。研究结果揭示了影响EMS实施的三大障碍:(一)知识壁垒;(2)工艺障碍;(3)文化和管理障碍。研究得出的结论是,这三个因素表明可能是描述NCI中EMS障碍的主要主要障碍。建议对建筑专业人员进行培训对于增强NCI中的改进文化非常重要。

更新日期:2021-04-23
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