EFFECTS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS ON CONSTRUCTION WORKERS' STRESS IN YOBE STATE, NIGERIA

The paper examine the effect of psychosocial work andmusculoskeletal disorders on construction workers’ stress in Yobestate, where it has pointed out some work related injuries andillness that are normally fatal and some are very critical toconstruction workers’ health. Some explanations on psychosocialwere pointed out as an aspect involving psychological and socialaspect such as age, education and marital history. The paperidentified two purposes of the study and two research questionsthat posed into two hypotheses and also reviewed some literatureson the effects of psychosocial work and risk factors and itidentified causes of any particular cases of MusculoskeletalDisorder (MSD) which are exceedingly difficult to identify withcomplete accuracy. The study concluded by revealing the data onthe findings of the research on null hypothesis one which revealedthat there is effects of psychosocial work on construction workers’stress in construction industry. It also revealed that risk factors onworkers’ stress in construction industry was identified as mostcommon. The study recommended that: Construction industryworkers should avoid any anti-social vices that will cause effectsof psychosocial work like aggression and harassment or low jobcontrol that will affect workers in construction industry. It alsorecommended that Construction industry workers should avoidany act of risk such as ergonomic risk like high job demands,uncomfortable static position, contact stress of muscles andtendons and extreme temperature condition should be avoided toprevent the development of ergonomic risks on constructionindustry workers