Safety Management in Construction Industry

SRR720 – CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH FRONTIERS
Assignment-2: RESEARCH DESIGN
INSTRUCTOR: ASHEEM SHRESTHA
EHTESHAM AHMED SYED
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Research Purpose
3. Research Questions
4. Research Approach
5. Literature Review
6. Analysis
7. Limitations and Scope
8. Conclusion
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SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Executive summary
The main aim of this study identifies and evaluate the safety management in the construction
industry, in order to reduce and mitigate health and safety risks within the construction industry.
In this research qualitative research approach was employed, whereby different secondary
sources were reviewed to get a better understanding of the topic of research. The literature
reviews provide a theoretical background about safety management that guided the design of the
questionnaire. This research concludes that in the construction industry the level of injuries and
accidents are very high. Majority of modern societies does not allow people to be working in
such conditions. According to the findings of this research the high level of accidents and
injuries in the construction industry is due to many factors such as lack of safety in design, poor
construction planning, worker behavior, inadequate safety training, lack of knowledge of site
rules and inherent safety H&S risk of construction.
Safety management in construction is the process and procedures that are usually followed to
recognize safety risks which are to be encountered during the construction process and
proposes the appropriate action to be taken to prevent the risks from materializing.
Efficient health and safety measures in construction sites do not only ensure that the employees
are productive and happy, but also the management of safety in the construction sites reduces the
cost of injuries and the unnecessary lawsuits.
Introduction
Safety management is very important knowledge as the management of projects are concerned.
Safety management is expected to take account of all for all risks and accidents which occur
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during the construction of the project (Rowlinson, 2018, p. 652). The health and safety of any
construction site are very crucial preventing such risks in a legal and ethical way. Previous
researches that have carried out shows that the construction of regular risks to the lives of the site
works and due to that there are serious injuries and frequent deaths in the construction industry.
Hence the consideration and the management of the safety, along with the consideration to the
Health and Safety generally, is undeniable plays a very crucial to any construction project
(Raymond Elliot Levitt, 2016).Effective safety measures in construction can play a great
role in the controlling and preventing the occurrence of accidents and injuries in construction
sites. A greater percentage of the accidents and injuries witnessed in the construction industry are
due to the human errors in handling the complex equipment and machineries used I
construction.
Safety management in the construction industry involves the identification of the possible health
risks and hazards in the construction and initiate the appropriate action to prevent and control the
occurrence of such accidents. The safety managing in the construction industry have a lot of
benefits such as; it reduces the number of accidents and injuries in the construction in the
construction. The reduction of accidents and injuries in construction sites leads to a reduction in
the overall costs of construction and increased worker's productivity.
Purpose/significance of the research
Efficient health and safety measures in construction sites do not only ensure that the employees
are productive and happy, but also the management of safety in the construction sites reduces
the cost of injuries and the unnecessary lawsuits. By giving the safety of the workers the first
priority, it will be possible for the construction companies to communicate effectively to the
employees (Hill, 2017, p. 67). Also, the improved safety standards assist the to become much
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