Preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: Perspectives from construction personnel in Johor

Struck-by accidents are among the main contributor to fatality number in the Malaysian construction industry. From the standpoint of construction safety professionals, this study explores the main preventive measures for struck-by accidents at the construction site. The data for this study was ga...

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Main Authors: Yap, Wan Heong, Abas, Nor Haslinda, Rahmat, Muhamad Hanafi, Mohammad, Hairuddin
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Language:English
Published: 2022
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author Yap, Wan Heong
Abas, Nor Haslinda
Rahmat, Muhamad Hanafi
Mohammad, Hairuddin
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Abas, Nor Haslinda
Rahmat, Muhamad Hanafi
Mohammad, Hairuddin
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description Struck-by accidents are among the main contributor to fatality number in the Malaysian construction industry. From the standpoint of construction safety professionals, this study explores the main preventive measures for struck-by accidents at the construction site. The data for this study was gathered through the questionnaire distributed to construction site safety workers in Johor, Malaysia, and about 116 answered questionnaires were received. Data were analyzed using the Relative Importance Index (RII) and Spearman’s rank correlation. The main preventive measure factor identified was related to training. This study provides eye-opening findings in terms of the weak correlational relation between the views of safety personnel and the most effective preventive strategy. This research raises awareness of the problem, and more action should be made to lower the fatality rate in struck-by-object accidents.
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spelling uthm-75682022-08-29T07:32:43Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7568/ Preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: Perspectives from construction personnel in Johor Yap, Wan Heong Abas, Nor Haslinda Rahmat, Muhamad Hanafi Mohammad, Hairuddin T Technology (General) Struck-by accidents are among the main contributor to fatality number in the Malaysian construction industry. From the standpoint of construction safety professionals, this study explores the main preventive measures for struck-by accidents at the construction site. The data for this study was gathered through the questionnaire distributed to construction site safety workers in Johor, Malaysia, and about 116 answered questionnaires were received. Data were analyzed using the Relative Importance Index (RII) and Spearman’s rank correlation. The main preventive measure factor identified was related to training. This study provides eye-opening findings in terms of the weak correlational relation between the views of safety personnel and the most effective preventive strategy. This research raises awareness of the problem, and more action should be made to lower the fatality rate in struck-by-object accidents. 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7568/1/durabi-2022-013-02-3.pdf Yap, Wan Heong and Abas, Nor Haslinda and Rahmat, Muhamad Hanafi and Mohammad, Hairuddin (2022) Preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: Perspectives from construction personnel in Johor. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE Building Technology and Urban Development, 13 (2). pp. 165-176. ISSN 2093-761X https://doi.org/10.53797/anp.jssh.v3i1.3.2022
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Yap, Wan Heong
Abas, Nor Haslinda
Rahmat, Muhamad Hanafi
Mohammad, Hairuddin
Preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: Perspectives from construction personnel in Johor
title Preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: Perspectives from construction personnel in Johor
title_full Preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: Perspectives from construction personnel in Johor
title_fullStr Preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: Perspectives from construction personnel in Johor
title_full_unstemmed Preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: Perspectives from construction personnel in Johor
title_short Preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: Perspectives from construction personnel in Johor
title_sort preventive measures of struck-by accidents at the construction site: perspectives from construction personnel in johor
topic T Technology (General)
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