Importance of Safety Management in Construction Industry

Running head: CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH FRONTIERS
SRR720-Construction research frontiers
Assignment 3
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Table of Contents
1. Abstract...............................................................................................................................4
2. The Proposal.......................................................................................................................4
A. An Opening Statement................................................................................................4
B. Research Significance and Scope................................................................................5
Significance of the Research..................................................................................................5
Scope of the Research............................................................................................................6
Literature Review.......................................................................................................................7
Introduction............................................................................................................................7
Health and Safety in construction..........................................................................................8
Safety Management in Construction......................................................................................9
Benefits of client, contractor and the construction workers in presence of safety
management.........................................................................................................................11
Construction practices to be implemented...........................................................................12
Accidents which occurs in the construction industry...........................................................13
C. Aim & Objectives.........................................................................................................14
D. Methods.........................................................................................................................15
Introduction..........................................................................................................................15
Research Approach..............................................................................................................15
Justification of use of the Deductive Approach...................................................................16
Research Design...................................................................................................................16

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Justification for selection of the Research Design...............................................................17
Research Sources/Data Sources...........................................................................................17
Justification for selection of the Research Sources/Data Sources.......................................18
Research Analysis................................................................................................................18
E. Timeline............................................................................................................................19
Table No 1: Timeline Table.................................................................................................19
3. Thesis Outline......................................................................................................................20
A. Introduction & Background............................................................................................20
B. Method.............................................................................................................................20
C. Background......................................................................................................................20
D. Discussion.......................................................................................................................20
E. Conclusion.......................................................................................................................21
F. Reference List...................................................................................................................22

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1. Abstract
The following study deals with the evaluation of the safety management and the rules
and regulations that are prescribed by the business organization to be implemented in the
construction workplaces. Risk and construction are two terms that goes hand in hand. The
construction industry is the industry where the workers face huge risks that need to be
addressed in the most proper and effective manner in order to avoid any kind of mishaps. The
risk rate is huge in the construction industry as the workers can even face serious injuries and
in most cases these injuries are fatal. The research has also highlighted a part of a popular
American Survey which has stated that on an average about two construction workers die
each and every day in different construction sites of the USA. The complex tasks in the
construction industry makes the industry, the most vulnerable to risks. Majority of the
modern societies strongly opposes to such a dangerous situation in the construction industry
and does not allow the people to work in such conditions. There are a large number of
different factors that are said to be the main reasons behind the cause of such dangerous
accidents in the construction industry. High level of the accidents generally occur due to
faulty planning, lack of safe design, construction problems, traditional junk equipment usage,
poor designs, poor communication and many other similar problems. The following work has
been created to address the importance of the safety management and its use in the business
organizations that ply their trade in the business construction industry.
2. The Proposal
A. An Opening Statement
Safety is one of the most important considerations in the construction industry. A large
number of people across the globe are involved in construction activities. As because the
construction industry involves high risk fatal activities, therefore the project managers and
the management of the construction industries and different projects have to ensure the safety

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and the security of the workers in the most effective manner. The last few years especially the
last 20 years have seen a large number of different changes in the practice of the construction
activities (Zhou Goh and Li 2015). The types of the different kinds of the construction
projects, the manner in which these projects are delivered and the different types of the tools
used in the communication process all have changed dramatically. Therefore the contractors
of the different kinds of the construction projects must have a fully integrated and extensive
construction safety program that are useful for the evolution of the construction industry.
Safety management can be termed as one of the most important knowledge as far the
management of the construction projects are concerned. According to, Tay et al. (2017) the
management of safety procedures is important for the business as because it helps the
construction managers to identify all the different risks of the business and also to address
these risks in the most proper and effective manner. The address of the risks in a proper and
efficient manner is important for the construction project to be successful in nature. The
health and safety of different types of the construction sites are very much crucial for the
prevention of the different kinds of risks that can hamper the project. The following report
has addressed the importance of safety assessment in the construction sites to enable a sound
working environment for the construction employees.
B. Research Significance and Scope
Significance of the Research
Safety concerns have always been paramount in the construction industry. The sites of
construction are complex working environments, as workers from a multiple number of
trades comes forward to interact in such challenging physical environments. The recent
efforts to improve the safety of the construction sites is one of the most important changes
that happened in the last two decades. The undertaking of the construction safety guidelines
and the strict implementation of the rules practically has helped the construction companies

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to drastically reduce construction accidents. According to different kinds of surveys, the
accidents has reduced by a whopping 45% which is surely a commendable achievement. The
improvement of safety thus remains to be one of the greatest challenges of the construction
industry at te recent times.
The issue of improving the safety of the workers and provide an accident free industry
has been one of the most important industry needs for decades. This particular time is termed
as the most exciting times as because it provides opportunities to examine how the safety
management practices are being implemented and are perceived by the industry. It is also
important to evaluate on how the safety programs for the construction site workers are being
used by the industry. The different kinds of the changes in the construction industry has
helped the management of the construction projects to ensure the safety of the workers and
also ensure an accident free environment. The use of the modern tools and the application of
the scientific practices have really helped in the change behind the organizational
perspectives. The study of the new age models of safety and the use of the new trends and
tools in safety management signifies the importance of the research to be undertaken in the
future.
Scope of the Research
The research will be involving the study of the risks in construction and the way the
modern construction industries take care of the risk management. The issue of the
improvement of safety and how to manage the safety procedures will be provided in the
following research. The implications of the safety, the identification of the key trends of
safety and the identification of the different perspectives of risk will be the major elements
that will be included in the research. The selection of all these elements and the discussion of
these elements in a proper and connected manner will be the major characteristics of the
research. The inclusion of all these research elements will quite the scope of the research as it