Prince Ch. Mmom
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, NigeriaPublications
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Research Article
Reducing Downtime and Improving Workers Efficiency in Oil Servicing Companies in the Niger Delta through Health Promotion Progammes Advocacy
Author(s): Godspower Imie*, Kpang Meelubari Barinua Tsaro and Prince Ch. Mmom
Over the years, work place accident occurrence has been a day to day event in many oil servicing firms globally leading to morbidity, mortality and also incapacitation or disabilities of oil servicing workers. Significant capital expenses are made in health by companies globally not necessarily to keep their employee’s healthy rather to keep them in shape for production to yield consistent rise in productivity. On the contrary, expenditure in treatment/health cost of employee ranging from morbidity rate, absenteeism and loss of work hours remains quite alarming. Consequently, this study was established to survey the existing health promotion programmes practiced in selected oil servicing companies in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria and ascertain its level of effectiveness. It was aimed at improving workers performance the encouragement of health pro.. Read More»