Finalized Report BQS610

INTRODUCTI ON

•C o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y i s o n e o f t h e w o rl d ’s m a j or
i n d u s t ri e s w hi c h re m ai n a m a jor e m p l o y e r o f l a b or
w h e t h e r t h e p e rc e n t ag e o f c o n s t ru c t i o n w o rk ers m ay be
re ac h to 2 0 % fro m so c i e ty , t hat make s th e n e c e ssit y for
p ro t e c t i n g w o rk ers fro m c o n s t ru c t i o n ac c i d e n t s and
o c c u p at i o n al d i s e as e s b y h e alt h an d s afet y m an ag e m e n t in
co n stru ction in du stry.

•B e s i d e s t h a t ’s, h e a lt h a n d s a f e ty a t c o n s t r u c t i o n s i t e s
d e al s wi t h b ot h p h y s i c al an d p s y c h o l o g i c al w e l l - b e i n g o f
wo rke rs o n c o n stru ctio n s i te s an d o t he r p e rs on s w h ose
h e a l t h i s l i ke t o b e a d v e rs e l y a f f e c te d b y c o n s t ru c t i o n
ac tiv i ti es. I t i s o f p ri mary c o n c e rn to e m plo y ers,
e m ploy ees, go ve rn m en ts an d proje ct p articip an ts. H ealth
an d s af e ty t h e re f o re is an e c o n o m i c as w e l l as
h u m an i tarian c o n c e rn t h at R e q u i res p ro pe r m an ag e m en t
con trol.

HAZARDSANDRISKS ON SITE

Working at Moving Slips, trips,
height objects and falls

Noise Hand arm Material and
vibration manual
syndrome handling

C ollapsing Asbestos Electricity
trenches

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Client

Construction
Workers

Contractor Architect

Mechanical and Quantity
Electrical Surveyor
Engineer

Structural Project Site Safety
Engineer Manager Supervisor

BEST PRACTICES SAFETY AND HEALTH
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ADOPTED

A case study of High-RiseProjects in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Safety issues have gained vital importance throughout the construction
industry. Many construction companies are implementing safety, health and
environmental management systems to reduce injuries, eliminate illness,
and to provide a safe work environment in their construction sites.

Regular training to Accidents investigation Safety Inspection Instruments for new
workers regarding safety workers

awareness at
construction site

D aily toolbox Site Regular training to Safety introduction
monthly meeting management level and awareness and
campaign
supervision team
regarding safety

awareness at
construction site.

B AD P RA CTI C E OF IGNORI NG TH E
IM P ORTA N C E OF H EALTH AND SAFETY

A c ase s t ud y o f c on st r u c t i o n p r o j e c t s i n K e n y a

C onstruction w orkplacesthew orkersare exposed t
ohazards ofoccupational diseases and injuries and
theadverseeffects ofexcessively long hoursofwork
.A numberoffactorshaving aneg ativ eim pactonh
ealthand safety managementin developing count
rieswhich include poor infrastructure, problemsof
communication duetolow literacy level, unregulat
ed practices on construction sites, adherencetotra
ditional method ofworking, non-availability of eq
uipment, extreme weather
conditions, improper u se of equ ipment and
corruption.

B AD P RA CTI C E OF IGNORI NG TH E
IM P ORTA N C E OF H EALTH AND SAFETY

Site Layout
and

Planning

Welfare Personal
F acilities Protective
Equipment

(PPE)

Health and Health and First aid
Safety Safety Kits and
Measure Accident
Training in R eporting
C onstructio

n Sites

Safety Health and
P olicy Safety

Warning
Signs

OBSERVATION AND CONCLUSION

• The causes of accidents were usually due to workers lack of training, unskilled
workers, workers unsafe acts, unsafe condition, poor site safety management and
less awareness of hazardous activities at work site.

• In addition, implement de-merit and merit system among sub-contractors,
suppliers and even employees regarding safety at workplace matters and develop a
proper site layout planning as one of the prevention method, It is important that all
parties to cooperate to implement the preventive measures in dealing with safety
matters at high-rise building construction site.