Abstracto

Concept of Safety Management in Construction Industry

Aslam MM, Hussain AM and Safiuddin M

In Construction many accidents takes place which causes human tragedies and disorganize the construction process. Construction injuries will always have broad and adverse impact, which includes the personal suffering of the injured workers, construction delays and productivity losses incurred by the construction contractor, higher insurance premiums that result from costly injuries and possible liability suits for all parties involved in the project. Their prevention and even marginal reduction in their cost will have significant human and financial impact. The number of injuries and fatalities can be reduced by encouraging and reinforcing behavioral change. Human error is complex topic and is directly linked to the cognitive process and one’s ability to judge responsibility. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) with its regulations has had a profound impact on the construction industry. Prevention of construction accidents requires predicting future accidents and their nature in given circumstances. Making such predictions must be based on knowledge about past accidents and can be estimated using about various decision support tools. The objective of this thesis is to investigate the feasibility in knowledge acquisition about construction accidents and their prevention. In construction projects, the management team needs to conceptualize the management of safety in order to foster a strong culture. The aim of this research is to investigate what constitutes project management personal’s conceptual skill and how this skill can be developed and applied in the context of construction safety. Theoretically, this research advances the existing body of knowledge on conceptual skill by providing empirical evidence of its contribution to improve construction safety. Practically, this research suggests that construction organization recognize the importance of project management personal’s conceptual skill for managing construction safety and provide relevant training opportunities for them to improve the skill and develop the system for realistic implementation to reduce accidents.