Professional Negligence in the Construction Industry

Wong, Si Pei (2023) Professional Negligence in the Construction Industry. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

The evolution of the construction industry may cause higher potential risks on the negligence issues. Professionals may readily be discovered to be negligent because most construction projects require the input of professionals, while each of them has different roles, responsibilities and duty of care in their profession at different construction stages. Previous studies have primarily relied on the sectional data of the safety and health management, thus unable to identify the professional negligence in the more comprehensive way. Due to the development, this paper aims to examine the effects, ways of minimising and the barriers to the methods of minimising professional negligence in the Malaysian construction industry. A total of 164 questionnaires have been distributed to the targeted respondents in the Klang Valley area for the primary data collection, and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics to determine the mean value and correlation between variables. The findings concluded that the most common consequences of professional negligence are the time overrun, cost overruns and maintenance issues. The results of the study showed correlations between the variables, which suggests that the consequences of professional negligence can coexist. The effective ways in minimising professional negligence include proper planning and scheduling, proper documentation and proper inspection and evaluation of projects. The main challenges identified are cultural barriers, inadequate collaboration, and high initial costs of implementation. It is believed these findings can have practical application in the construction field to enhance ethical awareness and promote future growth through highquality controls. This is the first attempt to develop a framework for professional negligence in the construction industry based on the review of major relevant literature. Thus, subsequent work can test this framework empirically