Risk Management Report: Construction Safety and Compliance

This report delves into risk management within the construction industry, addressing critical issues such as workplace safety, accident causes, and compliance with safety standards. The report examines the increasing fatality trend despite mandatory audits, attributing it to factors like insufficient site inspections and cost-cutting measures. It identifies key hazards, including falls from elevation, unsafe working conditions, and inadequate training. The analysis further explores reasons for non-compliance with safety management systems among small and medium-sized enterprises, such as employee discomfort with safety equipment and a focus on productivity over safety. The report highlights the importance of risk management techniques, safety inspections, and worker well-being, including health checkups and insurance. It also outlines essential performance indicators for ensuring Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA), such as tracking accident root causes and managing future risks. The report references several academic sources to support its findings, providing a comprehensive overview of risk management in the construction industry.

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Question 1
a) The level of the human and the material injury and loss from a certain industrial process
is referred to as tolerable by a society and the authorities when it is viewed from a social,
political and economic cost benefit analysis. The risk is accepted in a given context that is
based on the current values of the society. The individuals prefer to deal in the terms of
the acceptable risk, which is defined as the risk that is tolerated based on the worth in the
society (Zhou, Goh & Li, 2015).
b) The two reasons for the increasing fatality trend in the construction industry despite the
mandatory audit scheme and surveillance are: Firstly, fewer inspections are being
performed at the construction sites. This is the primary concern that is the reason behind
the rising numbers of the construction site accidents. Secondly, the builder at times cut
corners on the expenses in the name of profitability. The lack of the proper safety
protocols could lead to the increase in the construction injury cases (McNeil, Frey &
Embrechts, 2015). The accidents at the construction sites may also take place due to the
electrical failures, mechanical defects, insufficient training and the lack and failure of the
safety equipment.
c) There should be proper use of tools and equipments that causes the fall accidents in the
construction sites. The workers need to use the equipments suitable for the works that
they are carrying out. There should be adequate housekeeping at the construction site.
The risk is due to the poor site conditions at the construction sites. Then there are the
unsafe working conditions. The workers work at a high elevation in this industry, which
is dangerous, compared to the other industries (Ismail, Doostdar & Harun, 2012). The
exposure to the high elevation causes the severity of the fall in the construction sites.

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Hence, the provision of proper harnesses and ladders. The workers are fatigued from all
the work at the sites and suffer from pains and aches and should be given time to rest to
reduce physical and emotional stress. Then there is safety management manual and
innovative technology to be provided. The flow of information between the workers and
the builders will reduce the accidents and injuries in the construction sites. The
mechanical updating of the construction machinery and the equipment and chemical
reparation will decrease the fatality trend in the construction industry despite the
mandatory audit scheme and surveillance (Kerzner, 2013).
Question 2
a) Majority of the small and medium sized enterprises try to comply with the requirement of
the establishment of the safety management system and taking up the responsibility of
safety. The five possible reasons for non-compliance are :
 the employees may feel the safety equipments interfere with their work,
 the employees find the personal protective equipment uncomfortable
 the employees are unaware about the need of the safety equipments
 the using of these equipments is a hassle and in the rush to be more productive the
employees cut corners
 The personal protective equipment may not be enough cool for the workers to use.
b) Under the Safety Management Regulation, the contractors and the proprietors of the
industrial undertakings need to develop, implement and maintain safety in respect to the
undertakings safety management system (Glendon, Clarke & McKenna, 2016). The
identification of the risk by the method of risk management helps to manage the risks.
Tools and techniques are to be adopted by the firms to help to identify these risks and

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control them. The other program is the emergency management technique that involves
the fire drills, mock drills and the evacuation drills. There should be longer terms for
reconstruction and emergency relief interventions. The management has to be in a
holistic setting so that there is mitigation of the potential hazards and embracing of the
agenda of sustainability.
Question 3
a. The sequence of actions following the accident should have fulfilled the requirements of
the Singapore Standard. The road in the factory that had been wet due to the rain should
have been kept dry and clean to avoid any accidents. The safe work practices are very
necessary for these types of situations. The view of the forklift driver was partially
obstructed due to the high loads that were being carried by them truck. To manage these
kinds of risks there should have been risk management techniques used by the company.
The safety inspections if had been carried out then the accident could have been avoided.
b. The issue of safety should be an integral part of the construction company. All the
employees should be held accountable for the safety and the safety rules that have to be
enforced. The safety performance of the sub-contractors should be part of the
procurement process of the company. The workers should be properly trained according
to their job requirement in the construction sites. There should be the focus on the causes
of the injuries and the accidents that are taking place at the sites. There should be
investigation of all the accidents and the near misses that have occurred to determine the
cause of these accidents and improvement of the safety procedure for the future (Griffith,
Stephenson & Watson, 2014).

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c. To incorporate the well-being of the worker given the discovery of his chronic medical
condition the company should have identified these risks both through qualitative and
quantitative perceptions. The workers are fatigued from all the work at the sites and
suffer from pains and aches and should be given time to rest to reduce physical and
emotional stress. The company should provide health checkups for the workers so that
they are fit to continue their job (Harris & McCaffer, 2013). There should be the
availability of health insurances for the workers so that they can be treated if such
scenarios arise.
d. The five performance indicators for ensuring the CAPA are:
 A sound and development process to track the root cause of the accidents and the
analysis of the situation occurred so improvement of the safety measure.
 There should be tracking and analyzing to ensure that the employees are
performing appropriately and addressing all the root causes.
 The new threats and risks that may arise in the future should be managed.
 There should be proper feedback taken from the workers so that the organization
is aware of the issues.
 The employees and the workers should be allowed to avail the benefits and be
motivated to work (Zhao et al., 2012).

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