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Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review

The concerns for cost, quality and timely delivery of projects have been in existence from time immemorial, whereas the passion for these should be extended to safe execution of site works by the construction participants, as safety of life is very paramount. However, high level of commitment that i...

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Main Authors: Adul Hamid, Razali, Misnan, Mohd. Saidin, Samuel, Williams Opeyemi
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Published: International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability 2018
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TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/82312/
https://doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v5.n1.248
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spelling my.utm.823122019-11-24T03:42:42Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/82312/ Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review Adul Hamid, Razali Misnan, Mohd. Saidin Samuel, Williams Opeyemi TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering The concerns for cost, quality and timely delivery of projects have been in existence from time immemorial, whereas the passion for these should be extended to safe execution of site works by the construction participants, as safety of life is very paramount. However, high level of commitment that is essential for the safe execution of site works has become a taboo. Hence, a plethora of accidents takes place on the site ranging from falls from height, contact with working tools, vehicle-related, slip and trip, collapse, exposure to harmful substances, to lifting and handling object accidents. It is pertinent to know that, responsibility for accidents on site cuts across all project participants (clients, consultants, contractors, workers), as well as the construction site environment. Recognition of the construction participants and site environmental factors as agents of accident is the focus of this research. Through extensive review of literature, a copious number of factors were identified and subsequently grouped under five factors as client-related, consultant-related, contractor-related, construction workers-related, and construction site-related. However, there has been a dearth of research in the grouping of accident contributing factors. The identification and understanding of these factors will go a long way in mitigating construction accidents, coupled with proven measures taken in positively addressing them. Efforts to prevent these causative factors include inter alia elimination of hazards from design, effective safety management, adequate planning of activities and employment of seasoned professionals by the client. The contractors are to embark on staff safety auditing, set up safety committees, conduct regular training for staff, use innovative technology, uphold housekeeping and report accident occurrence, while strict adherence to safety regulations must be adopted by all construction operatives. International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability 2018 Article PeerReviewed Adul Hamid, Razali and Misnan, Mohd. Saidin and Samuel, Williams Opeyemi (2018) Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review. International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability, 5 (1). pp. 78-92. ISSN 2289-8948 https://doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v5.n1.248
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topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Adul Hamid, Razali
Misnan, Mohd. Saidin
Samuel, Williams Opeyemi
Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review
description The concerns for cost, quality and timely delivery of projects have been in existence from time immemorial, whereas the passion for these should be extended to safe execution of site works by the construction participants, as safety of life is very paramount. However, high level of commitment that is essential for the safe execution of site works has become a taboo. Hence, a plethora of accidents takes place on the site ranging from falls from height, contact with working tools, vehicle-related, slip and trip, collapse, exposure to harmful substances, to lifting and handling object accidents. It is pertinent to know that, responsibility for accidents on site cuts across all project participants (clients, consultants, contractors, workers), as well as the construction site environment. Recognition of the construction participants and site environmental factors as agents of accident is the focus of this research. Through extensive review of literature, a copious number of factors were identified and subsequently grouped under five factors as client-related, consultant-related, contractor-related, construction workers-related, and construction site-related. However, there has been a dearth of research in the grouping of accident contributing factors. The identification and understanding of these factors will go a long way in mitigating construction accidents, coupled with proven measures taken in positively addressing them. Efforts to prevent these causative factors include inter alia elimination of hazards from design, effective safety management, adequate planning of activities and employment of seasoned professionals by the client. The contractors are to embark on staff safety auditing, set up safety committees, conduct regular training for staff, use innovative technology, uphold housekeeping and report accident occurrence, while strict adherence to safety regulations must be adopted by all construction operatives.
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author Adul Hamid, Razali
Misnan, Mohd. Saidin
Samuel, Williams Opeyemi
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Misnan, Mohd. Saidin
Samuel, Williams Opeyemi
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title Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review
title_short Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review
title_full Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review
title_fullStr Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review
title_full_unstemmed Accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review
title_sort accident causal factors on the building construction sites: a review
publisher International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/82312/
https://doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v5.n1.248
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