Contractors’ Attitude towards Enhancing Safety Performance: Case Study on Construction Firms in Penang
A qualitative study was conducted to investigate the contractors’ attitude towards enhancing the safety performance in construction site. Despite the fact that there are many safety initiatives established by the government, the rates of accidents are still in a critically high condition. Thus th...
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| author | Md Ulang, N. S., Ming Sing Baharum, F. Agus Salim, N.A. |
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| description | A qualitative study was conducted to investigate the contractors’ attitude
towards enhancing the safety performance in construction site. Despite the fact that there
are many safety initiatives established by the government, the rates of accidents are still in
a critically high condition. Thus the purpose of this research is to study the contractors’
attitude towards enhancing the implementation of safety management system in
construction site in order to increase the safety awareness of construction practitioners in
construction site and improve the safety condition of construction sites. This study is
conducted through oral interviews with the construction practitioners, and visual
inspection of construction sites. The attitudes of contractors are evaluated from 3 aspects:
Contractors’ efforts in implement and enforce the safety rules, Contractors efforts in
overcoming the rate of accidents, and Reasons given by the contractors for not implement
safety law. |
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| spelling | usm-385162018-01-24T02:16:39Z http://eprints.usm.my/38516/ Contractors’ Attitude towards Enhancing Safety Performance: Case Study on Construction Firms in Penang Md Ulang, N. S., Ming Sing Baharum, F. Agus Salim, N.A. TH1-9745 Building construction A qualitative study was conducted to investigate the contractors’ attitude towards enhancing the safety performance in construction site. Despite the fact that there are many safety initiatives established by the government, the rates of accidents are still in a critically high condition. Thus the purpose of this research is to study the contractors’ attitude towards enhancing the implementation of safety management system in construction site in order to increase the safety awareness of construction practitioners in construction site and improve the safety condition of construction sites. This study is conducted through oral interviews with the construction practitioners, and visual inspection of construction sites. The attitudes of contractors are evaluated from 3 aspects: Contractors’ efforts in implement and enforce the safety rules, Contractors efforts in overcoming the rate of accidents, and Reasons given by the contractors for not implement safety law. EDP Sciences 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38516/1/Contractors%E2%80%99_Attitude_towards_Enhancing_Safety_Performance.pdf Md Ulang, N. and S., Ming Sing and Baharum, F. and Agus Salim, N.A. (2014) Contractors’ Attitude towards Enhancing Safety Performance: Case Study on Construction Firms in Penang. MATEC Web of Conferences, 15 (01008). pp. 1-6. ISSN 2261-236X http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20141501008 |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Md Ulang, N. S., Ming Sing Baharum, F. Agus Salim, N.A. Contractors’ Attitude towards Enhancing Safety Performance: Case Study on Construction Firms in Penang |
| title | Contractors’ Attitude towards Enhancing Safety Performance:
Case Study on Construction Firms in Penang |
| title_full | Contractors’ Attitude towards Enhancing Safety Performance:
Case Study on Construction Firms in Penang |
| title_fullStr | Contractors’ Attitude towards Enhancing Safety Performance:
Case Study on Construction Firms in Penang |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contractors’ Attitude towards Enhancing Safety Performance:
Case Study on Construction Firms in Penang |
| title_short | Contractors’ Attitude towards Enhancing Safety Performance:
Case Study on Construction Firms in Penang |
| title_sort | contractors’ attitude towards enhancing safety performance:
case study on construction firms in penang |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
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