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Safety Management at Construction site
Case Study
Operational Health and Safety 100
By
Aiza A. Salan
November 7 , 2022
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Executive Summary
This report provides an overview of the Safety Management at Construction site , and
will discuss about what is Cause and Effect of the Construction site.
This paper will first discuss the introduction of the study, the key issues, goals and
problems. It will then discuss the cause of the tragedy and the Impact on our health.The
second major section of the study shows the data analysis of factors needed to Prevent
root Causes of Construction Accident .
The study will then discuss the predicted outcome and recommendation of the said case
study. The last major part of the study is the references and appendices of the study
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INTRODUCTION
Ahmadon Bakri et al., (2006) suggested that there is a need to look into a new way of
improving the image of the construction industry by reducing the hazards at construction
sites. He claimed that providing a safe and healthy workplace is one of the most effective
strategies for holding down the cost of the construction business. Accidents do not only
cause delays in operations and project delivered but also directly and indirectly incur
costs. Therefore, it is a need to careful and a way on how to reduce accidents at
construction sites.
The most common construction site problem:

1. Vandalism and criminality
2. Unexpected extra costs
3. Poor communication between parties
4. Safety on the construction site
5. Layout problems
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Construction Accidents
A construction accident can be rooted in equipment failure, design ignorance, working

carelessness, natural disasters, etc. In addition, based on the location, there are tunnel
accidents, highway construction accidents, and residential building site accidents, to name
but a few. The most common construction accidents include:
 Fall from Height.
 Crane or Hoist Accidents
 Slips and falls from stray tools and materials.
 Being struck by falling objects.
 Getting caught in or between objects.
 Fires and explosions.
 Gas leaks
 Forklift Accidents
 Electrocutions
 chemical spills
 Trench Collapses.
 Defective Tools and machinery.
 Defective safety equipment.
 Machinery accidents
Effects of accidents
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 Injury (disability, pain, suffering)
 Damage (equipment, building)
 Loss (life, earning, output, image, time)
 Emotion (following injury, pain, death)
Causes of accidents
 Plant & Equipment (faulty staircase, electrical hazards, defective/incorrect
equipment)
 Environment (high noise, insufficient light)
 People (careless, untrained, overstressed)
 System of work (poor design/site procedures)
 Natural Hazards (EQ, Typhoons, Landslides, etc.)
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DATA ANALYSIS
The following table shows International Journal of Engineering and Techniques -Volume 2 issue
4, July- Aug 2016 .According to Miss. Smita .A. Bhole (2016)
Table 1. Factors Needed to Prevent Root Causes of Construction Accidents
Root cause Factor needed to prevent root cause

Have expertise in task; have expertise in training
Lack of proper training requirements; able to interview; test;or observe
employee; have access to prior training records

.
Deficient enforcement of safety Able to monitor work on frequent basis; know
safety requirements for task; able to enforce
safety
Know what safety equipment is required for

Lack of safety equipment task; able to provide and enforce use of
equipment; know inspection and maintenance
history of equipment being used
Unsafe method or sequencing Know standard methods and sequencing for
task; able to observe actual methods and
sequencing; able to control methods
orsequencin
Unsafe site connection Know proper site conditions; able to observe
actual site conditions; able to control site
conditions

Not using provided safety equipment Able to observe employee constantly; able to
influence behavior through evaluations; and soon

Poor attitude toward safety
Interact with worker frequently; able to
influence attitude through evaluations; and
soforth
Isolated freak accident Cannot predict or prevent unless employee’s
emotional or physical condition contributedand
this condition was obvious to othe
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PREDICTED OUTCOME AND RECCOMENDATION
According to study of Alkaissy, Maryam, et al Construction industry has one of the highest rates
of fatalities and injuries compared to other industries, despite technological advancements and
implementations of occupational health and safety initiatives. In this paper, a systematic review
has been conducted on the contemporary literature of safety risk management. The interface with
system modeling has been investigated to identify correlations between the two, and
opportunities for improving project performance metrics such as quality, productivity, and cost.
Findings show that simulation and optimization Technics have advanced in the past 20 years but
there is room for improvement when it comes to modeling safety related risks. This review paper
contributes to the literature of safety management by providing insight into dynamics of different
simulation and optimization modeling techniques. Future research opportunities have been
identified including the need for construction safety research on integrating multi-method
modeling approaches.
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CONCLUSION
From the research findings, it is concluded that generally the construction site has good
and structured safety practices namely safety policy, education and training, site safety
inspection, safety auditing, safety meeting, site safety organization, personal protective
equipment's, emergency support and safety measuring devices, fall protective systems,
and safety promotions. Nevertheless, several major problems are encountered in the
safety practices; the problems are ignorance of workers on work procedures, lack of
financial allocation for safety management, lack of awareness among workers, and
language barrier between supervisors and workers. Several strategies have been
suggested to overcome the problems, such as to provide effective safety training,
allocation of budget for safety management, full commitment from the top management,
and to provide safety booklets in various languages as the strategies to reduce problems
in safety practices. The suggestions cover three aspects for the implementation of safety
practices, i.e. awareness of workers, commitment of top management and the allocation of
resources.
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REFERENCES
1. https://www.assp.org/news-and article/five-important-issues-in-construction-safety
2. (PDF) Case Studies on the Safety Management at Construction Site
(researchgate.net)
3. Safety Management at Construction Sites - Civil Engineers PK
4. [1].Miss. Smita .A. Bhole (2016) “Safety Problems and Injuries on Construction
Site” Volume 2 Issue 4, July – Aug 2016.
5. Alkaissy, Maryam, et al. "Safety management in construction: 20 years of risk
modeling." Safety science 129 (2020): 104805.
6. Keng, T.C. and Razak, N.A., 2014. Case studies on the safety management at
construction site.

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Republic of the Philippines

CAMIGUIN POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE

Safety Management at Construction site

root Causes of Construction Accident .

costs. Therefore, it is a need to careful and a way on how to reduce accidents at

The most common construction site problem:

2. Unexpected extra costs

3. Poor communication between parties

4. Safety on the construction site

A construction accident can be rooted in equipment failure, design ignorance, working

 Fall from Height.

 Crane or Hoist Accidents

 Slips and falls from stray tools and materials.

 Being struck by falling objects.

 Getting caught in or between objects.

 Fires and explosions.

 Defective Tools and machinery.

 Defective safety equipment.

 Injury (disability, pain, suffering)

 Loss (life, earning, output, image, time)

 Emotion (following injury, pain, death)

4, July- Aug 2016 .According to Miss. Smita .A. Bhole (2016)

Table 1. Factors Needed to Prevent Root Causes of Construction Accidents

Root cause Factor needed to prevent root cause

Know what safety equipment is required for

PREDICTED OUTCOME AND RECCOMENDATION

suggested to overcome the problems, such as to provide effective safety training,

2. (PDF) Case Studies on the Safety Management at Construction Site

3. Safety Management at Construction Sites - Civil Engineers PK

Site” Volume 2 Issue 4, July – Aug 2016.

5. Alkaissy, Maryam, et al. "Safety management in construction: 20 years of risk

modeling." Safety science 129 (2020): 104805.

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