Study on promote occupational safety and health practices in construction projects
The unsatisfactory OSH record of the construction industry has always been highlighted. It is because the OSHP system is a neglected area and a function that has not been pursued systematically in the construction industry. Safety is an important issue, but many employers do not feel it is vit...
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1182/1/24p%20EBRAHIM%20AWADH%20MUBARAK%20SHAHNA.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1182/2/EBRAHIM%20AWADH%20MUBARAK%20SHAHNA%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1182/3/EBRAHIM%20AWADH%20MUBARAK%20SHAHNA%20WATERMARK.pdf |
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| Summary: | The unsatisfactory OSH record of the construction industry has always been
highlighted. It is because the OSHP system is a neglected area and a function that has
not been pursued systematically in the construction industry. Safety is an important
issue, but many employers do not feel it is vital to the success of companies. For a long
time, the construction industry has been labeled as with poor OSHP and performance,
which needs stern attention and in-depth research to put forward solutions to this issue.
The objectives of this research are to investigate problems of OSHP in construction
projects, to study the benefits of OSHP in construction projects and to recommend
measures to promote OSHP in construction projects. The research was take place in
Johor Bahru the capital of Johor State. The research based on quantitative research by
using questionnaire to carry out the research. The questionnaire was designed based on
the objectives each objective has ten statements with one option, in order to get
accuracy results. A total of 67 questionnaires were gathered from a total of 217
contractors of G7 distributed at Johor Bahru, where the respondents were project
manager, site supervisor, safety officer and site engineer. Data collected was analysed
using the Statistical Package for the Social Science 22.0 software. The method of
analysis that had being used in this research is percentage, frequency and means score
value. The study proves that there are OSHP problems faced by contractors; workers‟
attitude (3.85 of mean value), insufficient budget allocated (3.69), lack of enforcement
of safety policies (3.64). Moreover, there is high benefits of OSHP when its implement
well; increase responsibility(97% percentage of yes answer), higher on employees
morale(92%), build a positive work place environment(88.1). Furthermore, majority of
the respondents agreed to the recommendation provided by the study to promote
OSHP; management Penalties(4.36 of mean value), provision of necessary safety
gears(4.36), allocate a sum of money resources(4.25). In conclusion, this paper will be
beneficial to practitioners and academicians who study the practices of safety and
health and work in construction site in order to improve the implementation of safety
and health practices in the construction industry. |
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