Safety Management in Construction Industry

This research involves the study of the safety management in the construction industry. The construction industry is considered as one of most dangerous working places. Hence this research will focus on identifying and analyzing the safety managements which should be put in place to prevent and control the construction accidents and injuries.

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Table of Content
Executive summary.......................................................................................................................2
1.0 Introduction..............................................................................................................................3
1.1 Problem statement.............................................................................................................................5
1.2 Research Significance and Scope......................................................................................................5
1.3 Research aim and objectives..............................................................................................................7
1.3.1 Research aim...............................................................................................................................7
1.3.2 Research objectives....................................................................................................................8
1.4 Research Approach............................................................................................................................8
2.0 Literature Review....................................................................................................................9
2.1 Research Concepts and Contexts.......................................................................................................9
2.2 Review of Works by Others.............................................................................................................10
2.3 Research Gap...................................................................................................................................13
2.4 Significance of Addressing the Research Question..........................................................................13
3.0 Research Methodology..........................................................................................................13
3.1 Research Design..............................................................................................................................15
3.2 Research methodology Rationale.....................................................................................................17
4.0 Findings and Discussion........................................................................................................17
4.1 Major accidents in the construction industry...................................................................................17
4.2 Consequences of construction accidents..........................................................................................20
4.3 Safety Management Procedure........................................................................................................20
5.0 Timeline..................................................................................................................................22
6.0 Scope and Limitations...........................................................................................................23
7.0 Conclusion..............................................................................................................................23
8.0 References...............................................................................................................................25
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Executive summary
This research involves the study of the safety management in the construction industry. The
construction industry is considered as one of most dangerous working places. There is need to
control and prevent the accidents and injuries which occurs in the construction during the
construction process. Hence this research will focus on identifying and analyzing the safety
managements which should be put in place to prevent and control the construction accidents and
injuries. This research will employ qualitative research approach whereby different data
collection techniques will be applied. Some of the data collection techniques that will applied in
the collection of data include; Interviews, reviewing secondary sources which have relevant data
to the topic of study and studying cases studies of construction projects.
Safety management is defined as the procedures which are followed in identifying the safety risk
in any workplace and taking the most appropriate action to mitigate the possibility of the risk
materializing and preventing or completely eliminating it.
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1.0 Introduction
Safety in workplace is both an economic and humanitarian concern that requires proper
management and control which is expected to take care of all the risks and accidents in a
construction site. Investing in construction safety will increase site productivity which will in
turn lead to high profits, a boost in employee morale and decreased attrition. Past research have
shown that construction sites have posed a serious threat on the safety of its workers to the extent
of causing serious injuries and deaths ranking construction industry among the top jobs that are
prone to frequent mortality rates (Zin & Ismail, 2012).
Therefore, project managers are left to deal with this action by creating a setting in which
workers can be motivated and trained to be productive and safe at construction work.
Accordingly, accidents that occur in a construction site are mainly attributed by individual
factors and unsafe working conditions. Moreover, the main problem experienced is with falls
that affect the construction industry globally due to heights experienced during construction.
Safety in construction mainly deals with the physical wellbeing of employees other than the
psychological health effects that also adversely affect construction activities (Zin & Ismail,
2012). This should concern the government, employees and the project participants. Making
productive changes that address the safety standards to reduce construction accidents can
increase productivity, profitability; improve quality; and improve recruitment.
Addressing these issues is extremely relevant since failing to follow the required
principles in construction site can compromise the legal, moral, social, economic, psychological
frameworks of a society. Since the working conditions are constantly changing the health and
safety risks in construction are also becoming more diverse, thus developing new measures will
help address these risk factors (Schaufelberger & Lin, 2014). Furthermore, implementing risk
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management procedures in construction will significantly help in saving life, money, time and
increase the business reputation and goodwill. Moreover, the safety working conditions have
raised debates globally where safety laws and regulations have been given separate sections for
the construction industry.
Having safer working conditions will greatly help in alleviating poverty and developing
sustainable projects since construction is labor intensive in most of the developing countries. The
government is responsible in ensuring the safety of workers is at its best in any modern
construction. In order to ensure optimum safety in construction sites, certain parameters must be
achieved including the knowledge of handling machines such as cranes; proper sanitation; firmly
fixed scaffolding; plant and equipment hygiene practices (Rubio-Romero, et al., 2013).
Construction sites have cost the lives of majority of the workers, and leaving others
permanently crippled from construction related accidents. Moreover, job’s safety laws are not
carefully implemented. Majority of building sites do not have safety rules and if they do, the
regulatory authority poorly implements them. In Case of accidents occurrence, the outcome leads
to both direct costs and indirect costs like ‘medical bills, compensational premium benefits,
liability and loss of possessions’ and ‘delayed burial ceremonies, time consuming investigation,
down time on destroyed equipment and site closure risks respectively. An example is the scene
reported in Melbourne east at a construction site in Box Hill carne accident that killed a worker
and injured two who were rushed to hospital after a tub of concrete fell from a crane burying
workers alive in a heap of concrete and steel rubble.
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1.1 Problem statement
The study conducted was guided by a number of research questions as formulated below;
 What are the common accidents which occurs in the construction sites?
 What are the effects of the accidents which occurs in the construction sites?
 How can the accidents in the construction sites be reduced?
 What is safety management in construction?
What are the benefits of the construction safety management? (Hill, 2017, p. 67).
1.2 Research Significance and Scope
The significance of a safe workplace environment is a very important factor that has been
retaliated in various literatures because of the intrinsic hazard and the related risk factors that
seemingly underlie every work and their negative impact on any organization’s performance.
Risk can be defined as the probability of a worker or a person being harmed for experiencing any
form of adverse effect on health if exposed to any Hazard in our workplace. Likewise, hazard
can be defined as a situation or a source of potential damage to a person, property or machines.
However, it is believed that certain Industries can be more hazardous than others as such
construction industry is considered to be one of the worst hazardous Industries all over the world.
International Labor Organization affirms that one-in-seven fatal accidents at workplace occur in
construction sites. It further claims that at least 70, 000 accidents happen in construction sites
every year around the world. Similar allegations are made by Zin and Ismail, (2012). The fact
that construction work is highly prone to accidents does not mean that it is susceptible to control
measures, this largely depends on human efforts. Safety records implemented by the most
advanced countries in construction prove this fact to be true. Twort and Rees (2011) deduce that
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similar worrying trends on safety conditions still occur in construction sites in even the
developed countries such as Australia. However, it is most ironical that the causes of accidents
well-known and are all preventable yet these trends still persist.
As mentioned earlier, the risk factors of safety management procedures in construction can be
addressed simultaneously, in regards to the outlined objectives. The scope of the study based on
the information obtained throughout the research, will introduce a gap for future research on the
increase awareness of the safety standards in construction with the intention of managing the
risks to benefit the project's success.
The findings of this study will form the basis of formulating and implementing policies on safety
management on construction sites in Australia. Additionally, the findings will help in developing
a framework that will guide contractors and project managers on the safety measures on
construction site. At the end of this study, all the stakeholders involved in this industry will find
the findings in this research useful by picking up the factors that cause safety hazard on site. This
will ultimately help the construction industry to design safety measure that will help address the
safety of workers thus improving the site work performance. Moreover, this findings will
disclose the pool of knowledge lying in the shelves of libraries into a single flip of report will be
essential for the present and future generation with regard to a workplace safety.
Once different parties in the construction industry understand the concept of safety management,
there will be efficient communication between them. With enhance communication between
different parties and improved working conditions it will be much easier for the construction
companies to produce high projects within the given time frame and the allocated budget.
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The findings of this research will be very helpful to all parties involved in the construction. The
findings will enable the contractors and clients to understand the importance of having the safety
measures in place and how the safety management should be put in place to reduce the expenses
incurred due to the construction accidents and injuries.
The construction workers are involved in the day to day construction of projects will be able to
understand the health and safety standards in which they should work. By understanding the
conditions under which they are required to work it will be much easier to reduce the accidents
and injuries that are witnessed in the construction industry (Perezgonzalez, 2012, p. 88).
The findings of this researcher will be of great importance to the research since it will equip me
with the necessary knowledge regarding the health and safety measures in the construction
industry.
1.3 Research aim and objectives
1.3.1 Research aim
The main aim of this research is to give an overview of the safety management procedures in
construction industry and to discuss the common risk factors with their negative impacts in how
they affect construction. It will explore the strategies used by project managers to ensure safety
of workers is management at all cost with the view of designing and implementing more
advanced strategies to avert the dangers witnessed on construction sites.
1.3.2 Research objectives
In order to achieve the set out aims highlighted above, the following objectives were outlines;
i) Carrying out a detailed literature review about the construction safety management
ii) To find out what are the common accidents in the construction industry
iii) To find out the positive impacts of the construction safety management.
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1.4 Research Approach
This research will employ qualitative research methods, whereby the researcher will be seeking
information regarding safety health and safety management in the construction industry. In this
research, the researcher will state some specific hypotheses which will be compared to the
collected data. This research will employ an inductive research approach in which the researcher
will collect data and then analysis
There are many data collection techniques which are normally in the qualitative research
approach. the which will be used in the collection of data will be observation, whereby the
researcher will visit a number of construction sites and observe the health and safety measures
which have been put in place, this is also referred to as field research. The field research requires
prolonged. Systematic assessment of a particular setting. The researcher will take part in the
construction of some structures to observe the causes of the accidents which happens in the
construction sites (Goldsmith, 2018, p. 42). The data which will be collected from the
observation will record notes which the research will make during observation, this will include
impressions, quotes, and sketches.
The qualitative approach will be informed by logic, in which the potential understanding of a
given phenomenon is derived from the collected data
2.0 Literature Review
Safety management especially in a construction refers to a systematic way of classifying all
possible health and safety risks that might occur at the site and well planned procedures that
outline how the occurrence of the risks can be avoided and the possible effects of the strategies
put in place. This research will put emphasize on the various risks personnel in the field of
construction face while attending to their normal duties in their various places of work.
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2.1 Research Concepts and Contexts
The construction has been experiencing numerous cases of accidents that have occurred some of
the cases eventually turn fatal. These occurrences have led to the construction industry being
rated among the leading in occupational accidents thus ensuring the safety and health guidelines
are followed in construction sites will reduce the number of accident hence a good reputation
created for the construction industry. It is each country dream and vision to reduce the number of
occupational accidents and the construction industry not being an exception, has been tasked
with tough guidelines that will help with curbing the norm. Therefore it is very important that all
the possible accidents have been identified and that mitigation ways are arrived at and implement
to so to ensure the risks don’t get an opportunity of occurring.
Safety management motivates safety training which performs mechanical help and consciousness
of encompassing which is valuable to curb the occurrence of an accident and make the
development safe and simple to work. However, it is believed that there are a few systems
required for satisfying the exploration on this research topic. Safety management can be ensured
by permitting safe conditions for which collaboration, an aggregate personality, and authority
aptitudes to make this point effective. Safety management controls hazard routines and manages
associations. It dissects the hazard level and hieratical dimension to discover the errors and
comprehend the dangers required amid the development. It likewise decreases the work pressure
and mishaps. Additionally, safety management composes wellbeing society and solid association
to keep more secure to everybody at the building site. However, it must be finished by the
specialists and managers on that site. Despite the fact that the principle question emerges from
this, idea map is the thing that methodologies must be required to take care of the issue of
security the executives.
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2.2 Review of Works by Others
Safe work relies majorly on the preventive measures that have been put since the accidents that
occur in construction sites can be averted if the correct preventive techniques are put in place.
Setting up frameworks to ensure safety and health practices in development industry and
dependence on proper arrangement, thorough execution of frameworks, strategies and preparing
and successful checking would enormously help with lessening accidents in building sites. Some
of the common accidents that workers in the site while on site include;
The movement of and vehicles- This occurs to individual moving from one point of the site to
another. These persons can easily be hit by moving vehicles within the construction site.
Pedestrians can at times trip, fall on a slippery wet surface, being hit by flying objects, falling
from high building levels and being hit head by vehicles in the site.
Manual and mechanical handling hazards- Engaging once self with the carrying of very heavy
materials within the site causes a lot of body pain. Back pains are the most common ones due to
the long hours an individual engages him or herself in the carrying of the very heavy materials
within the construction site. Many casuals are seen carrying very heavy machine cut stones, bags
of cement and event mixed concrete in buckets. This activities normally lead to some injuries of
the body some of which can be fatal like if the backbone is tampered with. On the part of
mechanical equipment, handling of this equipment might cause damage to an individual. For
instance, an individual working for long hours in a mixer easily destroys his or her eardrums due
to the noise that always comes from the machines.
Work equipment hazard- In this scenario, hand tools are taken into account. Using this tool may
expose an individual to hazards like pieces of material jumping into the eye, hammering oneself
and even getting electrocuted when using electric driven gadgets.
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Physical and psychological health hazards-These incorporate the manual taking care of and
lifting of loads, pulling and pushing loads, delayed times of tedious exercises, working in dreary
condition and work with vibrating devices which result in musculoskeletal disarranges, for
example, back wounds, upper appendage issue and breaking down visual perception. Boisterous
working spot can prompt ear harm. Overabundance warmth and radiation as occurs in most
building sites may cause heat weariness and heat stroke. Most exercises in development sites are
done under a great deal of strain to meet set deadlines. These working environment stresses will
likely lead to both physical and mental sick wellbeing, for example, hypertension, peptic ulcers,
skin issue, gloom and even viciousness. Physically requesting work prompts physical exhaustion,
diminished profitability and inspiration, absentmindedness, misguided thinking, poor quality
work, work disappointment, mishaps and wounds. The impacts of liquor what's more, drugs can't
be neglected, maltreatment of these substances harms wellbeing and causes non-attendance and
decreases efficiency and lead to genuine mishaps in building destinations especially when
driving, working at statures or taking care of intensity devices.
Working at heights– According to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) UK, working
At heights represents 50-60 deaths more than some other working environment action every year
in the UK. Most structure development exercises include working at some stature, for example,
block laying, putting solid fixes, material works, painting and enhancing window cleaning,
decimations and so on. The quick danger of working at heights is a fall which can result in
breaks, genuine body wounds or even demise. There is dependably the danger of falling objects,
for example, unbound burdens, unbound hardware or materials which can genuinely harm
development specialists and individuals from people in general.
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Excavation work and confined spaces hazard – Excavation work is a basic piece of development
work including building establishments, establishment of wastes, sewerage and different
administrations expecting channels to be unearthed, yet it is a standout amongst the most risky
since unearthing dividers can crumple, individuals vehicles or materials may fall into the
channels and more regrettable still contact with covered electrical links, water or fuel
administration channels. Uncovering work neighbouring existing structures can without much of
a stretch reason their breakdown. All these can result to deadly wounds or even reason passing.
Work in bound spaces, for example, sewer vents, sewers, passages, pits and channels represents
a risk in view of the potential outcomes of gathering of vapour, gases or exhaust and the absence
of ventilation and may result to suffocation due oxygen exhaustion, harming by lethal substances
or vapour, blast because of gases, vapour or then again dust, abundance heat prompting heat
pressure more terrible still infections from creature squanders, contaminated materials or full
scale living beings.
2.3 Research Gap
The issues of health and safety in structure building locales concern factors which whenever put
in place in a workplace will have an effect in improving the dimensions of wellbeing and safety
of the working faculty.
2.4 Significance of Addressing the Research Question
The choice of mitigation strategy to be used relies on many aspects with the risk being mitigated
being the main key factor. A single site might be having several risks but the fatal bound ones
should be mitigated first and solutions for the others later.
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3.0 Research Methodology
The methodology chosen to carry out this research study was meant to identify the real situation
on construction sites through data collection from published literatures and site visits. A more
detailed pictorial presentation of the research method and safety assessment is as shown below;
Figure 1: The adopted methodology for this research
The primary objective of this research is to identify the various types of accidents experienced on
site and different safety management procedures to avert such risks from happening. To
appropriately address this, qualitative research approach will be employed in addition to the
literature reviews published by different authors across the globe. This approach is very
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appropriate because it provides the researcher with more detailed information about the topic
since the data collected is already sorted out and well planned. A number of case studies will be
discussed in the literature review that tend to identify the types of accidents that occurred in
those scenarios and the management roles taken to address the problems experienced (Ferrett,
2017, p. 98).
3.1 Research Design
The main method that was used to approach this study was the use of secondary sources. This
involve searching from published books, articles, journals, and government reports that only
contain the safety management of construction sites (Heinke, 2012, p. 54).
Using secondary sources as a means to collect data had a number of advantages which include;
 Availability of information: internet has made information to be easily available just by
the click of a button, with the advancement in technology, retrieving data online has
made research to be at reach at any given time with plenty of information available
 Create new insight in research works: analysing data on research that were done earlier
by various authors reveal hidden information that might be important in the current
research and create new avenue for developing new discovery that will make it possible
to design new strategies that are directed towards safety management.(Barber, 2016, p.
897).
 Less costly and timely: Collecting data through secondary approach is not expensive
compared to primary approach that is very expensive and time consuming.
The use of secondary data does not necessarily assures the researcher of quality data. It also has
its own deficiencies such as inappropriate data provided by the author due to biasness in research
work. It is also crystal clear that primary data creates the first impressionable ideas behind the
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mind of a researcher. The fact that the researcher collects data to help in deriving into answering
the research question, secondary data may not be the most appropriate method due to lack of
unconfirmed information that may not be the relevant information to answer the question
appropriately. The researcher might also loss the control of data collected thus compromising its
quality. However, it is believed that data obtained from the government and other recognized
institutions might have accurate data concerning the topic of discussion, but in some cases this
might not be true as it seems.
Case studies approach is among the methods employed in this study. It involved analyzing the
construction projects being carried within Australia and its borders to determine the safety
measures put in place to control the risks situations that might avert the flow of activities in a
construction site.
The use of case studies in a construction site can be advantageous in a number of ways which
include;
 Providing more information on safety management procedures in a construction site
which is easier to identify and analyze for the use in a construction site. The amount of
information collected can allow the research to sort out the data depending on importance
of data collected which gives the research more weight in addressing the question.
 Accurate data; the data registered from a case study might hold some water in identifying
relevant data to draw the information needed in answering the research question due to its
quality.
However, the use of case study can also have its ups and downs. The limitations on the negative
side are as follows;
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 Generalizing the data collected from one specific site project to all other project is a
downside approach. This makes it difficult and challenging in comparing data obtained
from different project sites
 Drawing conclusion regarding the information collected from different construction sites
concerning safety management is very difficult.
3.2 Research methodology Rationale
This research is intended to make application of the literature review and the case study research
as the most appropriate approach to conduct the research. The case study approach motivates the
researcher to carefully examine the data which is related to the given settings. Also, the case
study research allows the researcher to gather them up top to bottom data and illustrate the
aspects of the safety management in construction For this given research project it is appropriate
as the review of the safety management in the construction industry.
4.0 Findings and Discussion
Management of construction sites in terms of the health and safety risk factors are controllable
despite being triggered by individual factors and the poor condition of workplace. Minor
accidents occurring on sites result into injuries and delays in the project progress while fatal
accidents cause destruction of lives and properties that even makes the project to stop
transferring the losses to the client and the contractor on site.
4.1 Major accidents in the construction industry
i) electrocution
Even the construction sites are works in progress, they are usually exposed to wiring, unfinished
electrical systems, and power lines. Unknowingly the construction workers can come into
contact with this which will lead to shock or electrocution.
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ii) Collapse of scaffoldings
The construction workers usually work at very high heights using ladders and scaffolding or
roofs. Due to human error or system failure workers can fall from such heights (Hughes,
2015, p. 675). Scaffoldings have caused a number of accidents in construction site due to
their high heights. Workers constructing or using the scaffolds can get involved in accidents
due to improper erections. As a result, workers get hit by falling debris causing them injuries.
Another major risks of scaffoldings is the electricity lines that are prone to be in contact with
the lines
Control/mitigation measures
 Constructing strong and rigid scaffold that can carry its own weight and 4 times the
weight of the load without any unrest.
 Scaffolding should not be supported on a weak substance
 Using nets and safety belts for high rise buildings
 Erecting and dismantle of scaffold should be monitored by an expert.
 Scaffold inspection should be done at intervals by experts
iii) Falling debris
Falling objects from the floors above or the high heights of the construction projects can injure
those construction workers on the lower level.
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iv) fires and explosion
During the construction process, there are usually unfinished piping, gas incomplete electrical
and mechanical systems, due to that there will be a possibility of fires and explosions.
v) machinery accidents
Construction workers use a lot of heavy machinery such as nail guns, bulldozers, cranes,
jackhammers, etc. Generally, the construction workers can be injured with this equipment of they
are poorly handled. Wrong assembling of a machine can cause any form of collapse. Machines
should be regularly oiled to ensure their safety.
Control measures
 Ensure that the machines like cranes carry enough load without exceeding its maximum
carrying capacity.
 Wire ropes, and hooks should be checked regularly by competent personnel.
 Never move any load over the worker.
 Overhead power lines should be checked to avoid any form of contact with the cranes.
 Only competent person should operate the crane
 All riggings on the cranes should be checked before operating them to avoid them from
snapping which might cause serious accident.
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vi) Slip, trip and fall
These STFs are the most common safety management practices in construction sites. Slip occurs
as a cause of friction between the feet and the surface it stands on thus causing an individual to
loss balance. Whereas trip occurs when the feet hits an obstacle on the path of movement while
the upper body part continues to move as a result of inertial in motion. However, fall can be
categorised into two, the fall from high heights to a lower level and the fall on the same level.
Control Measures
 Disposing off waste materials from site.
 Floors must remain dry and clean.
 Wiping off any spillage on site
 Walkways on site should be devoid of obstacles that can cause tripping.
 Clear off any debris on site
 Cables and binding wires should be kept in allotment place in site
4.2 Consequences of construction accidents
Unfortunately, when workers are injured in a construction site, it does not only affect their lives
and livelihood, but it possesses a lot of problems to their families as well. Construction accidents
can lead to expensive medical bills and treatment (Executive, 2017). The construction accidents
can cause which will have a great impact on the family in the cases where the injured worker was
the sole breadwinner.
4.3 Safety Management Procedure
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Planning for Safety
It is essential for each construction organization to come up with a safety programme which is
performance oriented. A document that contains in it information about how to use power
equipments carefully, emergency procedures to go about while in site, personnel protection
equipments (PPE), workers’ responsibilities, safety practices, hazardous substance in site, and so
on needs to be made (Cretu, et al., 2011). Not only that, but also every worker in the construction
site should have this document.
Training for Safety in Sites
Workers need to be provided for with good training about safety. This is so because it is a chief
element of safety management. By workers having the knowledge on various hazards which
have the likelihood to occur in sites, it helps them control those hazards effectively. Through this
training they should be equipped properly on how to handle any emergence state of safety in
sites confidently without panic. In addition, workers also should be familiar with the importance
of safety practices in sites.
Medical Services and First Aids
The size of the site in addition to the number of workers in it should be the key determinant on
the first aid plus medical facilities which needs then to be readily available. It is the
responsibility of the employer to makes sure that medicines and first aids are available in the
respective sites (Health and Safety Executive, 2013).
Safety Policy by Management
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The management ought to have a safety policy for it is pertinent in upholding workplace safety.
Other than the intense training programmes and safety plans, the management should see to it
that workers are adhering to the safety standards in the site to the latter. They also must conduct
regular safety inspections in the site. Below are the rudimental accidents preventive measure as
outlined by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):
• Safety helmets to protect the head
• Hearing aids to protect the ears
• Safety shoes with steel toe to protect the feet
• Goggles or safety glasses to protect the eyes particularly for welding works and in sunlight.
• The climatic conditions should dictate the type of clothes to be worn.
• For works during night shifts, the use of high visibility clothing should be highly
recommended.
• The safety department should carry out safety training programmes occasionally.
• Medical services and first aids should be ensured in site always.
5.0 Timeline
The activities that were carried out concurrently in order to make this research project a success
is as shown in the Gantt chart below.
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Selection of the Research Topic
Formulating research design
Creating of research methodology
Site visits
Data analysis and interpretation
Conclusion and Recommendation
Submission of the final report
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6.0 Scope and Limitations
This research will focus on studying the concept of safety management in construction industry.
The research will be carried out in a global level where by different methods will be used to
gather relevant data about the safety in construction industry. The researcher will be restricted
to studying safety management in the construction only. Hence the study will be mainly on the
safety management in the construction industry, any other field will not reviewed. The secondary
sources that will be used to gather data must contain data relevant to the research topic.
There will be a number of challenges that will be experienced during the research and they
include:
High amount of expenses that will be incurred while travelling from on point to another.
Some of the people may not be willing to give accurate data regarding the construction sites.
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7.0 Conclusion
In the construction industry there is a high level of accidents and injuries which takes place.
This has been attributed to the complex tools and equipment that are used during the construction
process. The construction workers are usually exposed to many risks and accidents such as
fires and explosives, falling from heights, electrocution, being knocked by the frying objects,
slipping and falling.
Safety management being a vital area in a construction work ensure workers are in their sound
health and also acts as a preventive measure for different types of hazards to and accidents to
happen in the construction site. Discussions were made in this research, on the key parameters
which are put into consideration in the safety management. Observations and analysis on the
various stages of safety management were also made. Different accidents which are most likely
to take place in the construction site were noted and solutions which ought to be put into practice
so as to avert them were sorted. According to the study, it is more important to implement safety
measures than organize for safety planning and training. The presence of a safety engineer or
officer is of the essence at the construction site for them to inspect the implementation of safety
process. Safety equipments should be made compulsory to each worker by the management.
Every worker needs to have personnel protection equipments to guarantee their own safety. Each
construction site should acquire remedies and measures that are appropriate in order to prevent
the likelihood of any form of accident from taking place.
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There is need to come up with an effective safety management system which will ensure that the
number of causalities and accidents is reduced. The safety management will be able to identify
the probable accidents and take the appropriate action before the risk materializes. In that way
the number of causalities will greatly reduce. There are many advantages of having the safety
management system in place, some of the benefits include the improved working conditions,
increased workers’ productivity and reduced number of accidents and injuries which
contributes to overall reduction in the construction costs (Lingard, 2015, p. 652).
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8.0 References
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