Safety Research On Workers At Construction Site
The construction industry has always been one of the main sectors to boost Malaysia’s economy and it will help to steer Malaysia into year 2020. However, before we can take pride of that achievement, we must take note of the lagging safety record in the construction industry. The website of De...
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| description | The construction industry has always been one of the main sectors to boost
Malaysia’s economy and it will help to steer Malaysia into year 2020. However, before
we can take pride of that achievement, we must take note of the lagging safety record in
the construction industry. The website of Department of Occupational Safety and Health
(DOSH) has records of occupational accidents which happened in recent years (refer to
Appendix A). These accidents happened due to poor safety practices and human factors.
Occurrence of such tragedies should never be regarded as necessary consequences of
development and advancement. Instead, the major problems such as ignoring safety
guidelines, carelessness, indiscipline and lack of supervision should be tackled. If strict
standards have been set, enforcement has been carried out and procedures and regulations
have been adhered to, the rate of accidents will definitely be reduced. Besides that, loss
of lives could be avoided and financial losses could be cut. Therefore, this research will
discuss the main factor of accident occurrences – HUMAN FACTOR and analyzes the
various regulative institutions involved in occupational safety. It also studies the
construction safety practices which will help to reduce the rate of accidents. These safety
practices includes personal protective equipment, emergency response, fire protection
and prevention, signs and barriers, scaffold, piling, cranes and excavation. Lastly, there
are some suggestions in this thesis which might serve as good solutions to reducing
accident occurrences. It is worth noting that all the players in this industry should always
be sensitive towards this problem. They should cooperate and take necessary measures at
site to resolve the problem. |
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| spelling | usm-574282023-03-17T07:30:50Z http://eprints.usm.my/57428/ Safety Research On Workers At Construction Site Paul Teh, Ou Yang T Technology TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The construction industry has always been one of the main sectors to boost Malaysia’s economy and it will help to steer Malaysia into year 2020. However, before we can take pride of that achievement, we must take note of the lagging safety record in the construction industry. The website of Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has records of occupational accidents which happened in recent years (refer to Appendix A). These accidents happened due to poor safety practices and human factors. Occurrence of such tragedies should never be regarded as necessary consequences of development and advancement. Instead, the major problems such as ignoring safety guidelines, carelessness, indiscipline and lack of supervision should be tackled. If strict standards have been set, enforcement has been carried out and procedures and regulations have been adhered to, the rate of accidents will definitely be reduced. Besides that, loss of lives could be avoided and financial losses could be cut. Therefore, this research will discuss the main factor of accident occurrences – HUMAN FACTOR and analyzes the various regulative institutions involved in occupational safety. It also studies the construction safety practices which will help to reduce the rate of accidents. These safety practices includes personal protective equipment, emergency response, fire protection and prevention, signs and barriers, scaffold, piling, cranes and excavation. Lastly, there are some suggestions in this thesis which might serve as good solutions to reducing accident occurrences. It is worth noting that all the players in this industry should always be sensitive towards this problem. They should cooperate and take necessary measures at site to resolve the problem. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2005-04-01 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/57428/1/Safety%20Research%20On%20Workers%20At%20Construction%20Site_Paul%20Teh%20Ou%20Yang.pdf Paul Teh, Ou Yang (2005) Safety Research On Workers At Construction Site. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Awam. (Submitted) |
| spellingShingle | T Technology TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Paul Teh, Ou Yang Safety Research On Workers At Construction Site |
| title | Safety Research On Workers At Construction Site |
| title_full | Safety Research On Workers At Construction Site |
| title_fullStr | Safety Research On Workers At Construction Site |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety Research On Workers At Construction Site |
| title_short | Safety Research On Workers At Construction Site |
| title_sort | safety research on workers at construction site |
| topic | T Technology TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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