Root Causes of Accidents Occurred in the Construction Industry

Saw, Hong Junn (2020) Root Causes of Accidents Occurred in the Construction Industry. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Construction industry in Malaysia can be depicted as one sort of economic engine. It was recognized as one of the most dangerous sectors compared to the other sectors as it is tough, hazardous and risky occupation. There are many unforeseeable danger and accidents in the construction sites which may give rise to injuries and death. Therefore, it is important to identify what are the root causes that bring about the frequent occurrence of accidents in construction site. This research will predominantly focus on the construction sites located at Klang Valley area as it undergoes a rapid growth of construction activities in recent decades in Malaysia. Primary data were collected from 50 targeted respondents such as consultant firm, contractor firm, developer firm or safety officer department in Klang Valley area. The findings reveal the common accidents occurred in Malaysian construction industry. Root causes that give rise to these accidents and any safety performance approaches to improve the precaution guideline will be discussed as well. Descriptive Statistical Analysis is used to analyse the mean and standard deviation score for objective 1, 2 and 3. On the other hand, Chi-Square Test Analysis is used to test the relationship between root causes of accidents and implementation of the safety measures in construction industry. This research reveals the common accident happen regularly in construction sites. It could acts as a warning or notice to the construction parties to be more alert on the risky and dangerous possess in construction industry. Besides, the evaluation on root causes of common accident helps them to identify whether management actions or inactions or unsafe acts of worker is the main reason give rise to common accidents. Moreover, some safety performance approaches had been disclosed in this study. It acts as recommendations and improvements to the existing implementation method in order to minimize the rate of injuries and fatalities in construction industry.