Accidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate
Accidents occur at construction sites are due to the faults of either the construction companies or the workers themselves (Wahab, 2017). It is disheartening that the victims suffer injuries, death, loss or damage of properties. At the same time, construction accidents also has the cost and time imp...
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| description | Accidents occur at construction sites are due to the faults of either the construction companies or the workers themselves (Wahab, 2017). It is disheartening that the victims suffer injuries, death, loss or damage of properties. At the same time, construction accidents also has the cost and time implication on the projects. These can cause cost overrun and delay in completion of projects(Asanka and Ranasinghe,2015).The purposes of this study are to obtain the feedback from the respondents in Klang district, Selangor on the causes of construction accidents, identifying the more prevalent types of accidents occurring at the sites and suggesting preventive actions to mitigate accident rate at the sites. The targeted respondents are professionals in CIDB registered construction companies under category G7.This study will focus on the construction accidents caused by human errors which can be prevented. Construction accidents caused by natural disasters are unpredictable and at best, the contractor can only make resolution to minimise damages and injuries (Perecmen, 2018). |
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| spelling | intimal-11362018-10-09T01:24:35Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1136/ Accidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate Lee, Benny Hai Chim Chen, Jia Chun Fo, Kee Wah TH Building construction Accidents occur at construction sites are due to the faults of either the construction companies or the workers themselves (Wahab, 2017). It is disheartening that the victims suffer injuries, death, loss or damage of properties. At the same time, construction accidents also has the cost and time implication on the projects. These can cause cost overrun and delay in completion of projects(Asanka and Ranasinghe,2015).The purposes of this study are to obtain the feedback from the respondents in Klang district, Selangor on the causes of construction accidents, identifying the more prevalent types of accidents occurring at the sites and suggesting preventive actions to mitigate accident rate at the sites. The targeted respondents are professionals in CIDB registered construction companies under category G7.This study will focus on the construction accidents caused by human errors which can be prevented. Construction accidents caused by natural disasters are unpredictable and at best, the contractor can only make resolution to minimise damages and injuries (Perecmen, 2018). INTI Internatioanl Education Sdn Bhd 2018-03 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1136/1/v1_2018_3.pdf Lee, Benny Hai Chim and Chen, Jia Chun and Fo, Kee Wah (2018) Accidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate. INTI Journal, 1 (3). ISSN e2600-7920 |
| spellingShingle | TH Building construction Lee, Benny Hai Chim Chen, Jia Chun Fo, Kee Wah Accidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate |
| title | Accidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate |
| title_full | Accidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate |
| title_fullStr | Accidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate |
| title_short | Accidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate |
| title_sort | accidents in construction sites: a study on the causes and preventive approaches to mitigate accident rate |
| topic | TH Building construction |
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