Strategic employee safety at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka: desideratum for COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The study focused on strategic employee safety at the University of Nigeria, in response to coronavirus ailment 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Data for the study were drawn from direct observation, questionnaires, and secondary sources. The study’s sampled population consisted of selected 147 respondents. The qualitative data obtained were analyzed using the frequency and percentages. The study revealed that the most common employee safety equipment deployed by the University management to protect employees from the novel COVID-19 pandemic was the provision of sanitizing hand rub dispensers and the display of posters promoting information on COVID-19 pandemic. The study recommended among others that academic and administrative staff should ensure their own safety by staying abreast of guidance from government and health agencies on how to reduce person-to-person contact because of the COVID-19 pandemic.