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Safety research on workers at construction site

Safety research on workers at construction site / Paul Teh Ou Yang
Industri pembinaan merupakan salah satu sektor utama yang dapat meningkatkan ekonomi Malaysia dan ia akan membantu untuk mengemudikan Malaysia ke arah Wawasan 2020. Tetapi sebelum kita dapat berbangga dengan pencapaian ini, perhatian perlu diberikan kepada isu keselamatan yang ketinggalan dalam industri pembinaan. Laman web Jabatan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan (JKKP) mempunyai rekod kemalangan pekerjaan yang berlaku kebelakangan ini (rujuk Appendix A). Kemalangankemalangan ini berlaku kerana amalan keselamatan yang tidak baik serta faktor manusia. Trajedi ini tidak boleh dianggap sebagai akibat daripada pembangunan. Sebaliknya, masalah utama seperti tidak patuh kepada langkah keselamatan, kecuaian, kurang disiplin serta kurang pengawasan perlu ditangani. Sekiranya piawai ketat ditetapkan, penguatkuasaan dijalankan dan peraturan dipatuhi, kadar kejadian kemalangan akan dapat dikurangkan. Selain itu, kehilangan nyawa juga dapat dielakkan dan kerugian wang dapat dikurangkan. Maka, kajian ini membincangkan faktor manusia yang mengakibatkan kemalangan dan institusi pengawalan yang memantau keselamatan. Ia juga mengkaji amalan keselamatan yang dapat mengurangan kemalangan. Akhirnya, beberapa cadangan telah diberi dan diharap dapat membantu penyelesaian masalah kemalangan di tapak bina. Semua pihak yang terlibat dalam industri pembinaan perlu sentiasa prihatin terhadap masalah ini. Mereka perlu bekerjasama antara satu sama lain untuk menangani masalah ini. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The construction industry has always been one of the main sectors to boost Malaysia’s economy and it will help to steer Malaysia into year 2020. However, before we can take pride of that achievement, we must take note of the lagging safety record in the construction industry. The website of Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has records of occupational accidents which happened in recent years (refer to Appendix A). These accidents happened due to poor safety practices and human factors. Occurrence of such tragedies should never be regarded as necessary consequences of development and advancement. Instead, the major problems such as ignoring safety guidelines, carelessness, indiscipline and lack of supervision should be tackled. If strict standards have been set, enforcement has been carried out and procedures and regulations have been adhered to, the rate of accidents will definitely be reduced. Besides that, loss of lives could be avoided and financial losses could be cut. Therefore, this research will discuss the main factor of accident occurrences – HUMAN FACTOR and analyzes the various regulative institutions involved in occupational safety. It also studies the construction safety practices which will help to reduce the rate of accidents. These safety practices includes personal protective equipment, emergency response, fire protection and prevention, signs and barriers, scaffold, piling, cranes and excavation. Lastly, there are some suggestions in this thesis which might serve as good solutions to reducing accident occurrences. It is worth noting that all the players in this industry should always be sensitive towards this problem. They should cooperate and take necessary measures at site to resolve the problem.
Contributor(s):
Paul Teh Ou Yang - Author
Primary Item Type:
Final Year Project
Identifiers:
Accession Number : 875001955
Language:
English
Subject Keywords:
construction; industry; safety
First presented to the public:
4/1/2005
Original Publication Date:
9/21/2020
Previously Published By:
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Place Of Publication:
School of Civil Engineering
Citation:
Extents:
Number of Pages - 92
License Grantor / Date Granted:
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Date Deposited
2020-09-21 15:33:55.13
Submitter:
Mohd Jasnizam Mohd Salleh

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