Capital University of Science and Technology,

Islamabad

CE- 5833
Construction and Safety Management
Week No. 04

Dr. Syed Shujaa Safdar Gardezi

Department of Civil Engineering

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 Construction Safety :

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 Construction Safety :

▪ The construction industry performs poorly in occupational health

and safety (OHS).
▪ Despite many OHS campaigns and initiatives, the statistics reveal
that construction workers continue to be killed or injured at work
each year.
▪ More seriously the large number of construction workers who
suffer impaired health or long-term illness caused or made worse
by their work. Many of these illnesses only manifest themselves
years after exposure and many are ultimately fatal.
▪ Their persistence indicates a serious management failure in an
industry.
▪ These injuries, deaths and illnesses can and should be prevented.

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 Construction Safety :
▪ The organization of construction
industry does not support the
development or implementation
of ways to eliminate hazards or
reduce risks to the health and
safety of workers to an
acceptably low level.

▪ Structural and cultural

characteristics of the
construction industry that
currently militate against the However, none of these characteristics
improvement of the industry’s should ever be used as an excuse for the
OHS performance are described industry’s poor performance because all of
briefly below.
these issues are potentially manageable.
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 Construction Safety – Cultures :

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 Safety Cultures :

A collection of the beliefs, perceptions and values that employees

share in relation to risks within an organization, such as a workplace
or community.

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 Safety Cultures :

An organizational culture with a

high level of importance on safety
beliefs, values and attitudes which
are shared by the majority of
people within the company or
workplace.

A positive safety culture can result in improved workplace health and

safety (WHS) and organizational performance.
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 Safety Cultures :

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 Elements of SAFETY Culture :

1. Human Factors
2. Leadership
3. Environment
4. Systems
5. Behavior

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 Safety Cultures :

1. Pathological
2. Reactive
3. Calculative
4. Proactive
5. Generative

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 Safety Cultures :

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 Safety Cultures - Characteristics :

1. Informed
2. Reporting
3. Just (Fair)
4. Flexible
5. Learning
6. Trust worthy
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 Safety Cultures – How to improve ? :

A strong and effective safety cultures requires

1. Leadership and its support
2. Organizational support
3. Colorations
4. Safety promotion
5. Positive attitude
6. Education and trainings
7. Continuous Improvements

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 Safety Culture – How to improve ? :

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 Safety Cultures – Benefits :

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