Background: The exposure of engineers and technicians to several categories of work place hazards in the aircraft hangar and their impact on overall flight safety cannot be ignored. Therefore, this study investigated the safety conditions within the hangar of the Nigerian Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Depot in Lagos, with a specific focus on evaluating the level of awareness and compliance of engineers and technicians regarding established safety measures.

Method: This study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional research design. The population of the study comprised entire depot strength which currently stood at 179 with 76 (42.4%) of these being core engineering and technical staff. The remaining 103 members of staff are mainly support staff consisting general duty clerks, secretaries, air traffic controllers, meteorologists, firefighters, loadmasters, supply and finance personnel. The entire 76 Engineers and technicians in this unit were the intended participants. The study adopted a purposive sampling technique and entire 76 Engineers and technicians consisted of the sample size. Data collection was conducted using self-administered questionnaires in English, comprising four major sections. Data analysis was conducted using Epi Info statistical software version 3.5.1 (2008) and the WinPepi statistical package. The results are presented in the form of tables, pie charts, and bar charts to facilitate interpretation.

Results: Finding showed that respondents had a reasonably good knowledge of hazards present in the aircraft hangar. This outcome is likely the influence of frequent training activities and the formal technical education received. Also, respondents had a varied attitude towards observing safety signs in the hangar and more than half of the respondents agreed that there were provided with some form of personal protective equipment.

Conclusions: The study concluded that there was a high level of awareness regarding potential hazards in the hangar environment. Noise was identified as the most commonly recognized hazard, followed by dust, lubricants, and oil residues on the hangar floor. Safety knowledge among personnel was deemed satisfactory, with the majority acquiring information through both personal experience and routine safety briefings conducted by the depot safety officer. Attitudes toward safety were generally positive, with over half of the respondents demonstrating a strong commitment to consistently observing safety signage within the workplace.