Fall From Height in Construction Industry: Causes and Prevention

Running Head: FALL FROM HEIGHT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
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Fall From Height In The Construction Industry

FALL FROM HEIGHT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
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Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Review of Journal Paper........................................................................................................................2
Literature Review..................................................................................................................................2
Analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.........................................................................................3
Qualitative Research..........................................................................................................................3
Quantitative Research........................................................................................................................3
Types of research strategies...................................................................................................................4
Qualitative research strategy..............................................................................................................4
Quantitative research strategy............................................................................................................4
Applied research strategy..................................................................................................................4
Critical research strategy...................................................................................................................4
Analytic research strategy..................................................................................................................5
Initial research ideas..............................................................................................................................5
References.............................................................................................................................................6

FALL FROM HEIGHT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
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Introduction
Working at height is a main key factor for workers in the construction industry, around 40%
of accidents occurs due to falling from a height in industries. To avoid this type of accidents
the government announced many policies and action plans for workers and construction
industries (Ahmed, et al., 2018). Workers are exposed to different hazards such as the manual
lifting of high weight machines and controlling of heavy machines. Fall from height is a
common problem in industries and it is estimated that fall from height is the 2nd major cause
of fatal injury for workers in construction in the UK. The main goal of this research paper is
to discuss the cause of working on height and prevention of fall from height accidents in
construction industries. This paper is also explaining different types of research strategies and
research ideas related to safety, health, and environment.
Review of Journal Paper
The title of the journal paper falls from height in the construction industry, which was
explained by five writers such as Even A. Nadhim, Carol Hon, Bo Xia, Ian Stewart, and
Dongping Fang. According to this journal paper, falls from a height or working at height is a
most common problem which can lead many accidents, hazards, and fatal injuries in
construction industries (Nadhim, et al., 2016). In this paper around 297 articles on fall from a
height, a topic was reviewed. There are many factors associated with fall from a height such
as site conditions, risky activities, agents, lack of security and equipment's, and weather
conditions. The rate of fall from height has increased as compared to other hazards and
accidents in construction industries. In construction industries around 48% of accidents occur
due to fatal injuries and almost 30% of accidents occur due to other injuries, and hazards.
Globally, fall from height denote around one-third of injuries in construction industries, and
working at height are leading many injuries, and fatalities (Alizo, et al., 2018).
Literature Review
A literature review is a sort of insightful paper which is utilized to give a survey on a specific
point. It is likewise a piece of a graduate understudy, incorporating into a journal article. It is
characterized as a survey article which incorporates information, hypothetical, and
methodological of a specific subject. A literature review is likewise given clarification or