GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of compliance, health and safety audits on the control of greenhouse gas emissions for good health of the people in Lagos State. Two specific objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive and explanatory research design was used for the study. The population of the study consisted of all the sample locations which are due for this test as well as environmental management scientist from the Ministry of Environment, medical professionals from the Ministry of Health and dwellers in dump sites. A non-proportionate stratified sampling technique was used to obtain the study samples where the sample locations were randomly selected. Data for this work were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. The primary sources included field and laboratory experiments using such equipments as the sensitive gas chromatograph Mass spectrometer named MEDUSA. Secondary sources of data were obtained from the Ministries of Environment and Health in Lagos. The systematic random sampling technique was used to select three sampling locations within the dump site for greenhouse gas emission tests. A sensitive Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer named MEDUSA was used in the measurement. It was concluded that there is no significant influence of compliance audit on greenhouse gas emissions [Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Ozone (O3), Carbon monoxide (CO), Sulfur dioxide (SO2)] at the Olososun dump site in Lagos State. There is significant influence of health and safety audit on health of the people in Lagos State. Therefore, it was recommended among others that auditors can increase impact by choosing topics that legislators and the public care about, such as health, the economy and jobs, the local environment and community, or the nation as a whole. Key Words: Environment audit, Compliance audit, Health and Safety audit, Greenhouse gas emissions, Lagos State