A Study of Fall from Height Accidents in High-rise Building Construction Sites in Selangor
The construction industry is a high-risk industry which is proned to cause accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries compared to other industries. Fall from height is one of the most critical accidents that occurs frequently on high-rise project sites.There is a far reaching implication on the...
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| description | The construction industry is a high-risk industry which is proned to cause accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries compared to other industries. Fall from height is one of the most critical accidents that occurs frequently on high-rise project sites.There is a far reaching implication on the time, cost and quality of the project when safety is neglected on site. Henceforth, this research is presented with the aim of investigating the occurrence of fall from height accidents in the high-rise building construction sites.In order to achieve the aim of this research, data were collected through online distribution of structured questionnaires to safety officers in Selangor area. Frequency distribution analysis, mean score analysis and T-test analysis are employed to analyse the findings of this research.The outcomes of this study enlighten the stakeholders on the site safety knowledge so that effective actions can be implemented to prevent fall from height accident from occurring in high rise building construction sites. |
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| spelling | intimal-13232024-04-19T06:09:46Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1323/ A Study of Fall from Height Accidents in High-rise Building Construction Sites in Selangor Lee, Benny Hai Chim Liaw, Zhi Ying Kong, Sio Kah RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine TH Building construction The construction industry is a high-risk industry which is proned to cause accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries compared to other industries. Fall from height is one of the most critical accidents that occurs frequently on high-rise project sites.There is a far reaching implication on the time, cost and quality of the project when safety is neglected on site. Henceforth, this research is presented with the aim of investigating the occurrence of fall from height accidents in the high-rise building construction sites.In order to achieve the aim of this research, data were collected through online distribution of structured questionnaires to safety officers in Selangor area. Frequency distribution analysis, mean score analysis and T-test analysis are employed to analyse the findings of this research.The outcomes of this study enlighten the stakeholders on the site safety knowledge so that effective actions can be implemented to prevent fall from height accident from occurring in high rise building construction sites. INTI International University 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1323/1/ij2019_49.pdf Lee, Benny Hai Chim and Liaw, Zhi Ying and Kong, Sio Kah (2019) A Study of Fall from Height Accidents in High-rise Building Construction Sites in Selangor. INTI JOURNAL, 2019 (49). ISSN e2600-7320 https://intijournal.intimal.edu.my |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine TH Building construction Lee, Benny Hai Chim Liaw, Zhi Ying Kong, Sio Kah A Study of Fall from Height Accidents in High-rise Building Construction Sites in Selangor |
| title | A Study of Fall from Height Accidents in High-rise Building Construction Sites in Selangor |
| title_full | A Study of Fall from Height Accidents in High-rise Building Construction Sites in Selangor |
| title_fullStr | A Study of Fall from Height Accidents in High-rise Building Construction Sites in Selangor |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study of Fall from Height Accidents in High-rise Building Construction Sites in Selangor |
| title_short | A Study of Fall from Height Accidents in High-rise Building Construction Sites in Selangor |
| title_sort | study of fall from height accidents in high-rise building construction sites in selangor |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine TH Building construction |
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