ANALYSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE INCIDENT IN ENGINEERING STUDENTS DURING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
Adinife Patrick Azodoª*, Samuel BabatopeAdejuyigbeᵇ and Salami OlasunkanmiIsmailaª
ªDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, P.M.B 2240,
Abeokuta
ᵇDepartment of Mechatronics and MechanicalEngineering, Federal UniversityOye-Ekiti
P. M. B. 373, Ekiti,
*azodopat@gmail.com
Abstract
Occupational training is a very crucial feature in enhancing workforce efficiency and the expertise involved in any profession. This is carried out through a variety of ways such as institutional training, basic instructions, excursions, industrial training, laboratories, workshops and field studies, personal contacts and extracurricular activities.
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The population sample for this study comprised of final year undergraduate engineering students of five years engineering studies in the country, who have according to the curriculum duly participated in the SIWES programme. Before the study was conducted, it was ensured that the SIWES programme defence has been conducted in all the departments in both schools selected as case studies. Informed consent was sought and obtained from the participants before the administration of the questionnaires. Student participation in this study was …show more content…
The ages of the study participants ranged from 19 to 30 years, with a mean age of 23.74 years. The marital status distribution was single (96.9%) and married (3.1%).
3.2 Occupational exposures circumstances and conditions at the places of industrial attachment
The analysis of data showed that compliance to safety measures (use PPE during SIWES) was an issue as 44.3% of the participants never did throughout their period of attachment, 16.3% rarely did, 19.1% and 10.7% sometimes and often did respectively. It was only 9.2% of the participants that always did. The safety gadgets provided in some establishments were not up to standard and the PPE were shared among the workers and the trainees in some places. Enlightenment concerning hazards associated with each operation involved in the use of machines was an observed condition that leads to occupational exposures among the students in the places of attachment. Ensuring that exposed or protruding parts of machines and equipment are covered during operation, good maintenance culture and discard of old and dilapidated machines are necessary in achieving safety in working environment.The analyzed data also showed that 9 (6.7%) and 20 (15.3%) strongly agree and agree respectively that in their places of industrial training, the machines were old and poorly maintained equipment.