GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The necessity for safety awareness especially for fire safety is due to the fact that the design and construction of a building contributes substantially to the severity of fire in building. The study assessed fire safety provisions in industrial buildings in Nigeria. This study adopted both descriptive and case study survey research design. The adoption of the design is due to the nature of the research. It describes the extent of prevention and control of fire through effective planning and design. As regards case study, the concept of quantitative approach was adopted in this research for effective data collection, literature review, and interview strategy. The population of the study consisted of all experts in architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and other sections of environmental science. Also included are workers of paint manufacturing industries in Akwa Ibom State. The sample size consisted of 150 respondents, selected using stratified random sampling technique. The principal source of data to be used was from both the primary and secondary sources. A structured questionnaire was used in collecting primary data. Secondary data was obtained from Textbooks, journals, magazines, unpublished articles, research and project reports in a related field, manuals containing policy statements on housing. The data were analyzed using such statistical techniques as regression analysis found to be appropriate for the study. The statistical techniques helped in testing the hypothesis at 0.05 alpha level. The study concluded that there is significant relationship between the major causes of fire incidents in a paint factory and the redemptive measure used. Also, fire safety measures significantly influence the level of prevention and control of fire in paint factory. One of the recommendations drawn was that building owners and property developers should ensure that their buildings are well equipped with active and passive firefighting equipment.