Implementable Construction Safety Practices Based on Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Recommendation in Construction

Yap, Khai Wen (2023) Implementable Construction Safety Practices Based on Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Recommendation in Construction. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Over the past few years, construction related accidents have risen dramatically in the Malaysian construction industry. Despite there a reduction in the number of accidents from 2020 to 2021 due to imposition of Movement Control Order (MCO), the construction sector remained the highest risk of occupational fatal accidents with a fatality rate of 6.90 per 100,000 workers in 2020. This indicates a lack of emphasis or negligence in construction safety. Consequently, various construction parties and stakeholders will suffer from the dreadful impact of construction site accidents. The objectives of this study is to examine the impact of construction site accidents and also to identify construction safety practices that can be implemented based on OSHA’s recommended practices in construction safety along with the benefits of implementing construction safety practices. Besides, a comparison will be conducted to determine if there is any significant differences among Contractors of different grades (G1 – G7) on the perception towards the effectiveness of different OSHA recommended construction safety practices. To achieve all of the research objectives, a questionnaire survey is carried out among Contractors of different grades (G1 – G7) in Kuala Lumpur area. Based on the research findings, the top three impacts of construction site accidents were loss of productivity; loss of income; and loss of time in project execution. Besides, the top three OSHA recommended construction safety practices includes: evaluate and update safety program periodically and annually; site safety information should be communicated to all related parties before on-site work starts and, as needed, if conditions change (e.g. toolbox meetings); and incident investigation to identify root causes of incidents. Moreover, the top three perceived benefits of implementing construction safety practices includes: improve productivity; improve audit scores; and lower rate of accidents