scholarly journals The discrepancy in the construction industry of Malaysia: one of the most contributing industries in Malaysia’s economy and the highest contributor of the fatal accidents

2020 ◽  
Vol 788 ◽  
pp. 012034
Author(s):  
Chaher Zid ◽  
Narimah Kasim ◽  
Ali Raza Soomro ◽  
Abdelbaki Laidoune
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Fatal Accidents

scholarly journals Exploring Fatalities and Injuries in Construction by Considering Thermal Comfort Using Uncertainty and Relative Importance Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5573
Author(s):  
Minsu Lee ◽  
Jaemin Jeong ◽  
Jaewook Jeong ◽  
Jaehyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Cold Weather ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Physiological Equivalent Temperature ◽  
Fatal Accidents ◽  
Fatal Injury

Fatal injury and accidents in the construction industry occur under the influence of outdoor weather conditions such as temperature, humidity and wind speed in all four seasons. Previous research in this area has focused on hot and cold weather conditions: hot weather causes heat rash, heat cramps and heat fainting, while cold weather causes fatigue, lumbago, and cold finger sensations. However, other weather conditions are also associated with, and cause, fatal injury and accidents. Accordingly, this study analyzes injury and fatal accidents in the construction industry based on the physiological equivalent temperature (PET) as it pertains to thermal comfort using an uncertainty analysis. Furthermore, using a neural network, relative importance is analyzed considering injury and fatal accidents. This study is conducted in five steps: (i) Establishment of the database, (ii) Classification of accident types and weather conditions, (iii) Calculation of thermal comfort, (iv) Analysis of injury and fatal accidents based on thermal comfort, and (v) Calculation of the relative importance of thermal comfort during injury and fatal accidents. Via the research process, 5317 fatal incidents and 207,802 injuries are analyzed according to 18 accident types in all seasons. It was found that ‘falls’, were the most frequent fatal incident and injury (2804 fatal incidents and 71,017 injuries), with most of these occurring during the autumn season. The probabilities of injury and fatal accidents in the ‘fall’ category are 86.01% and 85.60%, respectively, in the outside comfort ranges. The contribution of this study can provide data for a database on safety management considering weather conditions.

scholarly journals Rate of Occurrence of Fatal Accidents in Malaysian Construction Industry after BIM Implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 49-76
Author(s):  
Aminu Dardau Rafindadi ◽  
Madzlan Napiah ◽  
Idris Othman ◽  
Miljan Mikic ◽  
Yasser Yahya Al-Ashmori
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Fatal Accidents

Investigation on fatal accidents in Chinese construction industry between 2004 and 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 655-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Lin Meng ◽  
Shuilong Shen ◽  
Annan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Fatal Accidents

scholarly journals Analysis of the Characteristics of Fatal Accidents in the Construction Industry in China Based on Statistical Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2162
Author(s):  
Qingwei Xu ◽  
Kaili Xu
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Site Location ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Fatal Accidents ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Primary Type ◽  
Construction Accidents ◽  
Background Construction

Background: Construction activities not only provide the necessary conditions for citizens to live, but also cause fatal accidents. Methods: This study aimed to reveal the characteristics of fatal accidents in the construction industry in China based on statistical data. From 2010 to 2019, there were 6005 fatal accidents in China’s construction industry causing 7275 deaths. The important features of these fatal accidents, such as the type, time of occurrence, site location, severity, and geographical region of the accident, were carefully analyzed. Results: There were 258 major and severe construction accidents causing 1037 deaths, accounting for 4.3% and 14.25% of the total number of construction accidents and deaths in this period, respectively. As an important finding, more deaths occurred in August and on Mondays. The greatest number of construction accidents took place along openings and edges, accounting for 22.9% of all fatal accidents. Taking into account their economic development level and number of employees, Qinghai and Hainan experienced a higher mortality rate than Jiangsu. Falls from a high place were the dominant type of construction accident, accounting for 51.66% of all accidents. However, collapses were the primary type of major and severe construction accident, accounting for 60.09% of such accidents. The predicted number of construction deaths in 2020 is 887 according to the GM(1,1) model. Corresponding safety measures should be adopted to improve the working environment of the construction industry. Implications: The implications of these results with respect to the characteristics of construction accidents can be regarded as the foundation for accident prevention in practice.

scholarly journals THE PERFORMANCE OF SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION TOWARDS ACCIDENT OCCURRENCE IN MALAYSIA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (Special1) ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
Nur Sabrina Azmi ◽  
Ezrin Hani Sukadarin ◽  
Hanida Abdul Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Accident Prevention ◽  
Hazard Identification ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fatal Accidents ◽  
Near Misses ◽  
Data Collections

Reported fatal accidents in Malaysia construction industry contributed the highest number among other industries since 2009 until 2018. These statistics are alarming and elucidate the need to conduct scientific research to find the solution to solve the problem. Safety and health issues remain critical to the construction industry due to its working environment and the complexity of working practices. To prevent an accident, hazard identification is essential to construction safety management because unidentified hazards present the most unmanageable risks. Therefore, this research is conducted to help in reducing occupational accidents in the construction industry, and it can be considered worthy. This study aims to understand the triggering events, and their factors leading to fatal accidents are of significant input. The obtained data were analyzed using a statistical analysis program. Data collections of 139 numbers of respondents have been conducted in six different construction sites in east Malaysia. The result showed that there is a correlation between worker's perspective on safety management in the construction site and accident that can lead to a more fatality rate compared to other sectors. The corresponding recommendations are ultimately put forward as fatal accident prevention in construction activities. The patterns found in this paper can contribute valuable direction for formulating accident prevention strategies. In future research, reporting of an accident and near misses are essential to be further explored.

scholarly journals Causes of Fatal Accidents Involving Cranes in the Australian Construction Industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Gharaie ◽  
Helen Lingard ◽  
Tracy Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Fatal Accidents ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Risk Management System ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Narrative Description ◽  
Considerable Insight

In ten years from 2004 to 2013, 359 workers died in the Australian construction industry because of work related causes. This paper investigates crane-related fatalities in order to find the upstream causation of such accidents. The National Coroners’ Information System (NCIS) database was searched to identify fatal accidents in the construction industry involving the use of a crane.  The narrative description of the cases provided in the coroners’ findings and associated documents were content analysed to identify the contributing causal factors within the context of each case. The findings show that the most frequent crane-related accident types were those that were struck by load, and electrocution. The most prevalent immediate circumstance causes were layout of the site and restricted space. The two most commonly identified shaping factors were physical site constraints and design of construction process. Inadequate risk management system was identified as the main originating influence on the accidents. This paper demonstrates that a systemic causation model can provide considerable insight into how originating influences, shaping factors, and immediate circumstances combine to produce accidents. This information is extremely useful in informing the development of prevention strategies, particularly in the case of commonly occurring accident types.

scholarly journals Drug Use: Impact, Rules, Regulations and Mitigation Practices in the Construction Industry in the U.S

Safety ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Anisha Deria ◽  
Yong-Cheol Lee
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Drug Testing ◽  
Fatal Accidents ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Administrative Teams ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Industry Professionals

Abusing intoxicating substances such as alcohol and drugs in the construction industry poses a serious threat to the safety of workers. It is a pervasive problem that often results in fatal accidents and other relevant risks. This paper aimed to investigate the impacts of substance abuse at job sites, the perception of industry professionals about the issue, and the current practices of the industry. The objective was to compare the perception of the industry to the findings of the background study conducted in this area. To achieve this goal, the authors conducted a survey to analyze (1) the difference in perception between onsite and administrative teams regarding the issue of onsite substance abuse, (2) comparing possibilities of occurrence of diverse impacts of substance abuse as per the industry perspective, and (3) effectiveness of the available mitigation practices according to industry professionals. The results show that (1) there is a significant difference in perception regarding the existence and the seriousness of the problem of substance abuse in the construction companies between the onsite and the administrative teams, (2) though fatal accidents are the worst possible impact, loss in productivity is considered as the most common impact, and (3) drug-testing is not considered as the best mitigation practice by construction professionals. It was concluded that there is a need for education on the seriousness of drug abuse as well as extensive research for developing more efficient mitigation systems.

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