Abstract
This study investigated occupational risks associated with roadside vulcanizers in Ife Central Local Government Area, Southwestern Nigeria. The objectives of the study included the determination of spatial distribution pattern of vulcanizers, examination of location factors as well as the assessment of risks that vulcanizers were exposed to. High resolution imagery (IKONOS) was downloaded and roads of interest were extracted from the imagery to produce a map of the distribution of vulcanizers. Nearest Neighbour Analysis was carried out to determine the spatial pattern of distribution of vulcanizers in the study are. Factor analysis was carried out to extract most manageable factors of location choice, other descriptive statistics were conducted to determine risks factors that vulcanizers were exposed to in the study area. Results revealed that vulcanizers were distributed in a dispersed pattern in the study area given the NNI of 3.489. Also, proximity to traffic, distance from home, nearness to motor park, low competition, high traffic volume and opportunity for shelter were extracted factors which contributed a total of 61.314% of variance explained by the variables. However, traffic noise, exposure to weather condition and dust and smoke formed the major risks that vulcanizers were exposed to in the study area. The study concluded that most roadside vulcanizers were exposed to risks and actions be taken to relocate them from roadside to reduce mortality that may arise from unsafe trade location.
Highlights
Researchers across the globe have established the significance of workplace accidents as issues that require great attention from various stakeholders including but not limited to health practitioners, labour organizations both at regional and global scale, employers and workers themselves
The objectives were to the examined spatial distribution pattern of vulcanizers in the study area, evaluate factors of location decision as well as to assess risks that roadside vulcanizers are exposed to. 113 vulcanizes were found along the major roads of the study area out of which 111 were interacted with through questionnaire administration and personal observation
The location of vulcanizing trade along the road in the study area may not be a global standard for the location of such small scale business type, but it still follows the economic argument that geography, especially of site and location as well as accessibility is considered a decisive factor in different fields of business performance
Summary
Researchers across the globe have established the significance of workplace accidents as issues that require great attention from various stakeholders including but not limited to health practitioners, labour organizations both at regional and global scale, employers and workers themselves. This is because, about 2.7 million work-related accidents are being reported annually across the world International Labour Organization (ILO) (2011, 2014). In particular, has been described as beleaguered with unsafe working conditions in industries such as mining, construction, manufacturing and even service and in the management of children labour, employment, informal economy (Alli, 2008). Researches have mostly focused on general industries that cover from manufacturing to construction to public organizations with fewer studies on workplace safety in informal sector, which has been reported
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