Current issues construction project in Malaysia: Safety in construction building

The construction industry is an important sector of Malaysian economy.However,accidents, incidents,injuries and fatalities continued to occur unabated on construction sites that show a high incidence of accidents and fatality rates.This paper discusses the current issues or problem related to the sa...

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Main Authors: Koay, Sze Huay, Ooh, Shu Wan, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Osman, Wan Nadzri
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11666/1/P265.pdf
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author Koay, Sze Huay
Ooh, Shu Wan
Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun
Osman, Wan Nadzri
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description The construction industry is an important sector of Malaysian economy.However,accidents, incidents,injuries and fatalities continued to occur unabated on construction sites that show a high incidence of accidents and fatality rates.This paper discusses the current issues or problem related to the safety in the sector construction building in Malaysia.It is based on the data of number of fatalities and death rate on the Malaysian construction building.It is identified that there are high incidence of accidents and fatality rates for construction sector.The issues in the construction building such as unsafe act and unsafe condition, worker turnover and false acts, human and physical factor, lack of awareness of safety regulations, lack of proper safety training and poor safety awareness of project management are the weakness of construction projects and that need to be addresses effectively.Thus, the safety practice implementation in sector construction such as introducing a basic skills test and enhancement of safety programme and training should be practiced by all parties committed in the construction industry seek to minimize workplace accidents and reduce risks to the health of employees.
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spelling uum-116662015-07-23T02:22:25Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11666/ Current issues construction project in Malaysia: Safety in construction building Koay, Sze Huay Ooh, Shu Wan Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun Osman, Wan Nadzri TH Building construction The construction industry is an important sector of Malaysian economy.However,accidents, incidents,injuries and fatalities continued to occur unabated on construction sites that show a high incidence of accidents and fatality rates.This paper discusses the current issues or problem related to the safety in the sector construction building in Malaysia.It is based on the data of number of fatalities and death rate on the Malaysian construction building.It is identified that there are high incidence of accidents and fatality rates for construction sector.The issues in the construction building such as unsafe act and unsafe condition, worker turnover and false acts, human and physical factor, lack of awareness of safety regulations, lack of proper safety training and poor safety awareness of project management are the weakness of construction projects and that need to be addresses effectively.Thus, the safety practice implementation in sector construction such as introducing a basic skills test and enhancement of safety programme and training should be practiced by all parties committed in the construction industry seek to minimize workplace accidents and reduce risks to the health of employees. 2013-05-14 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11666/1/P265.pdf Koay, Sze Huay and Ooh, Shu Wan and Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun and Osman, Wan Nadzri (2013) Current issues construction project in Malaysia: Safety in construction building. In: Simposium Pengurusan Teknologi, Operasi & Logistik (SIPTIK IV), 14-16 Mei 2013, Foyer Perpustakaan Sultanah Bahiyah UUM.
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