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Developing a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) with modifying risk factors

Common Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM) is universal and can be apply in any industries. The aims of this paper is to develop a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) which can ideally improve the risk action plan. A new element of modifying factors has been incorpo...

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Main Authors: Ranjan, Mokhtar Zamimi, Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah, Mahadi, Muhammad Razif, Baharudin, Mohd Rafee
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Published: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81132/1/coshram.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.811322020-09-09T03:06:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81132/ Developing a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) with modifying risk factors Ranjan, Mokhtar Zamimi Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah Mahadi, Muhammad Razif Baharudin, Mohd Rafee Common Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM) is universal and can be apply in any industries. The aims of this paper is to develop a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) which can ideally improve the risk action plan. A new element of modifying factors has been incorporated to systematically justify the residual risks. The COSHRAM was developed on the basis of historical accident data and data collected from the field survey. Six (6) Safety and Health Officer (SHO) divided into three (3) groups were selected to conduct field trials. Each group has conducted risk assessment using both common RAM and COSHRAM. Overall, three (3) types of activities, including twenty-one (21) sub-activities and fifty-nine (59) hazards have been evaluated. Paired t-test showed that result of the assessment between the common RAM and COSHRAM was significantly different (t=17.083, p < 0.05). Therefore, the COSHRAM is statistically acceptable and it resulted in better in terms of estimating the risks than the common RAM. Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication 2019-05 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81132/1/coshram.pdf Ranjan, Mokhtar Zamimi and Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah and Mahadi, Muhammad Razif and Baharudin, Mohd Rafee (2019) Developing a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) with modifying risk factors. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8 (1C2). pp. 301-307. ISSN 2277-3878 https://www.ijrte.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/v8i1C2/A10490581C219.pdf
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description Common Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM) is universal and can be apply in any industries. The aims of this paper is to develop a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) which can ideally improve the risk action plan. A new element of modifying factors has been incorporated to systematically justify the residual risks. The COSHRAM was developed on the basis of historical accident data and data collected from the field survey. Six (6) Safety and Health Officer (SHO) divided into three (3) groups were selected to conduct field trials. Each group has conducted risk assessment using both common RAM and COSHRAM. Overall, three (3) types of activities, including twenty-one (21) sub-activities and fifty-nine (59) hazards have been evaluated. Paired t-test showed that result of the assessment between the common RAM and COSHRAM was significantly different (t=17.083, p < 0.05). Therefore, the COSHRAM is statistically acceptable and it resulted in better in terms of estimating the risks than the common RAM.
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author Ranjan, Mokhtar Zamimi
Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah
Mahadi, Muhammad Razif
Baharudin, Mohd Rafee
spellingShingle Ranjan, Mokhtar Zamimi
Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah
Mahadi, Muhammad Razif
Baharudin, Mohd Rafee
Developing a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) with modifying risk factors
author_facet Ranjan, Mokhtar Zamimi
Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah
Mahadi, Muhammad Razif
Baharudin, Mohd Rafee
author_sort Ranjan, Mokhtar Zamimi
title Developing a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) with modifying risk factors
title_short Developing a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) with modifying risk factors
title_full Developing a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) with modifying risk factors
title_fullStr Developing a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) with modifying risk factors
title_full_unstemmed Developing a Construction Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment Matrix (COSHRAM) with modifying risk factors
title_sort developing a construction occupational safety and health risk assessment matrix (coshram) with modifying risk factors
publisher Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81132/1/coshram.pdf
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