Accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry
Thermal performance of shaded recessed wall faMany construction professionals claimed that under reporting of work-related injuries stem from lack of knowledge of reporting requirements, administrative barriers and inadequate reporting mechanisms. Accident under reporting has created situations wher...
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| author | Mohamad Zin, R. Lim, A. S. W. |
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| description | Thermal performance of shaded recessed wall faMany construction professionals claimed that under reporting of work-related injuries stem from lack of knowledge of reporting requirements, administrative barriers and inadequate reporting mechanisms. Accident under reporting has created situations where the enforcing authorities and employer has difficulties to identify where and how risks arise and investigate serious accidents. The aim of the study described in this paper is to identify the critical causes of accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry. The methods of data collection were through document studies of existing accident reporting procedures, questionnaire survey, and face to face interview with safety officers. A list of critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry as well as recommendations on how to overcome accident under reporting are given as a summary of this study. The findings will be useful to construction companies in improving their accident reporting system.ade of a cellular office space in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-147142022-07-05T04:05:54Z http://eprints.utm.my/14714/ Accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry Mohamad Zin, R. Lim, A. S. W. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Thermal performance of shaded recessed wall faMany construction professionals claimed that under reporting of work-related injuries stem from lack of knowledge of reporting requirements, administrative barriers and inadequate reporting mechanisms. Accident under reporting has created situations where the enforcing authorities and employer has difficulties to identify where and how risks arise and investigate serious accidents. The aim of the study described in this paper is to identify the critical causes of accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry. The methods of data collection were through document studies of existing accident reporting procedures, questionnaire survey, and face to face interview with safety officers. A list of critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry as well as recommendations on how to overcome accident under reporting are given as a summary of this study. The findings will be useful to construction companies in improving their accident reporting system.ade of a cellular office space in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. 2009-06 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/14714/1/RosliMohamadZin2009_AccidentunderReportingintheMalaysianConstruction.pdf Mohamad Zin, R. and Lim, A. S. W. (2009) Accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry. In: Joint Conference of 7th Asia Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference 2009 (APSEC2009) and 2nd European Asian Civil Engineering Forum (EACEF 2009), 4-6 Aug 2009, Awana Porto Malai, Langkawi, Malaysia. http://proceeding.eacef.com/ojs/index.php/EACEF/article/download/184/144 |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Mohamad Zin, R. Lim, A. S. W. Accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry |
| title | Accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry |
| title_full | Accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry |
| title_fullStr | Accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry |
| title_short | Accident under reporting in the Malaysian construction industry |
| title_sort | accident under reporting in the malaysian construction industry |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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