Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to Appraised the Factors militating Against the Effective Implementation
of General Maintenance practice and Safety Measures in Adamawa State secondary schools and
technical colleges. The study was guided by stwo research questions and two null hypotheses were
formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey research
design. The total population of the study was 265 people comprising 220 teachers and 45 school
administrators in both secondary schools and technical colleges of Adamawa state. The instrument
used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Appraisal of Factor Affecting General
Maintenance Practices and Safety Measures Secondary Schools and Technical Colleges
(AFAGMPSMSSTCAS) which had five-points rating scale. The instrument was validated by three
experts. The reliability coefficient of the instruments was found to be 0.76 using Cronbach Alpha
method. The researcher, with the help of three research assistants administered the instrument. The
data were analyze using Microsoft Excel. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the
research questions, while z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The
findings of the study among others revealed that, factors such as: adequate provision for first aid box
equipment, safety equipment are lacking, instructions for machine operations are factors militates
against the effective implementation of general safety measures in secondary schools and technical
colleges of Adamawa state. Recommendations were made which include among others that
Government should provide policies that will change the poor state of maintenance practice in the
schools and colleges. School and college administrators should promote different safety measures
through check or supervision schedule in order to appraise the general safety measures presently found
in their school. |
