Towards development of safety and health culture in construction industry

• 主要な著者: Azmi, Muhammad Azlan, Zainudin, Muhamad Amirul, Rashid, Fauzi, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Osman, Wan Nadzri
• フォーマット: Conference or Workshop Item
• 言語: English
• 出版事項: 2013
• 主題: TH Building construction
• オンライン･アクセス: http://repo.uum.edu.my/11701/1/p367.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/11701/

The construction industry is an important sector of any national economy, especially regarding its employment potential.But accidents, injuries and fatalities continue to occur unabated on construction site around the world at consistently high rates.The construction areas tends to have a low awareness of the long- term benefits of safety practices, while the tendering process often gives little attention to safety, resulting in cost and corner cutting.Sometimes, safety is found to be a first item to face cost cutting. This is because some of the employers often believe that the implementation of OSH management system will cost more. Unsatisfactory OSH record of the construction industry has always been highlighted.It is because the OSH management system is a neglected area and a functional that has not been pursued systematically in this industry.Safety is an important issue, but many employers do not feel it is vital to the success of company.High rate of injury are primarily due to inadequate or non- existence of an OSH management system.Many occupational accidents and injuries are due to a breakdown in the existing OSH management system.Therefore, the application of an ‘effective’ management can lead to safer system of construction areas and reduce of injuries and work related diseases.The framework will explain the important and the benefit when the construction companies implement occupational safety and health management system in their companies.There is a lot of benefit when the companies implement this OSH management system such as reduces cost, decreases accident and accident case, improve productivity and many more. So, from this, there is has the chain between OSH management with development safety and health culture.