Investigation of Safety and Health Compliance on Construction Workers Facilities

Abstract

It is important to Inspecting construction site to ensure that appropriate control measures are in place which is a key element of an effective safety and health program. A well manage inspection program can help to identify problems and assess risk before accidents or injuries occur. In general lack of controlled working environment and the complexity of the size of organization all have effect on safety performance within the construction sites. The aim of the study is to investigate the safety and health compliance on the facilities provided to construction workers on site. A structured or standardized questionnaire was used in the workplace inspection at 5 different construction sites that is, the construction industry standard (CIS), refer to as Cis 10:2008. The average score from the five sites as regard to the workplace inspection is 54.41%, which fall Within 2 star categories in the star ranking (40 - 55). The result reveal that the level of compliance as regard to issue of safety and health facilities provided for workers at construction sites are averagely implemented, that is most of the potential and significant workplace facilities and their documentation process are averagely managed and that a few medium workplace facilities are neglected. The study recommended that in order to have a safe working environment free of all form of accidents, informal inspections are to be carried out by the safety supervisors and monthly by the health and safety representatives of the joint health and safety committee members. So that all the'deficiencies identified during the inspection shall be communicated to the top management for further necessary action.