Construction & Maintenance

Construction is a high hazard industry that comprises a wide range of activities involving construction, alteration, and/or repair. Construction workers engage in many activities that may expose them to serious hazards, such as falling from rooftops, unguarded machinery, being struck by heavy construction equipment, electrocutions, silica dust, and asbestos.

The information, tools, and resources provided in these Construction Industry web pages are designed to assist those in the industry - whether worker or employer - to identify, reduce, and eliminate construction-related hazards.

 

The Construction Industry in Ghana

The US$5bn Ghanaian construction sector, which accounted for 14.8% of the nation’s annual GDP in 2015, is a central pillar of Ghana’s National Development Plan. Provisional estimates released by Ghana Statistical Service on 28 December 2016 indicate that the construction industry recorded a positive growth rate of 16.3% year-on-year for the third quarter of 2016.

The industry provides employment for approximately 320,000 people and an estimated 1,500 active building and construction contractors currently operate in the Ghanaian market. Players range from indigenous micro-enterprises and individual contractors to foreign multinational civil engineering and construction giants.

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