A Study on Identification of Causes and Effects of Accidents in Construction Industry - Indian Scenario

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2017 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 4 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Sakthi Ganesh. G, Rajesh. M

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V4I6P108

How to Cite?

Sakthi Ganesh. G, Rajesh. M, "A Study on Identification of Causes and Effects of Accidents in Construction Industry - Indian Scenario," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 4,  no. 6, pp. 41-47, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V4I6P108

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to find out the most possible factor which causes accidents in the construction industry and thus affecting the safety management in the construction firm. It also includes identifying the effects of accidents in construction industry. A questionnaire was framed, in which a total of 44 causes and 11 effects of accidents were included and then a respondent of 137 construction firm was received. The causes of accidents were grouped into five groups; the group of causes of accidents were unsafe act, unsafe working condition, communication barrier, management commitment, and training. The questionnaire survey was analysed by means of determining the mean value for each factors using SPSS software, thereby finding the most possible factor which cause accident in the construction industry. The most possible factor that causes accident in the firm were failure to follow safety rules, ignorance of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), space congestion, improper use of safety items, improper equipment. Then the most possible effects of accidents in the construction industry were cost of medical expenses, time loss of project execution, productivity loss, distrust of firm, cost of training given to new worker. The study concludes by giving recommendations for controlling safety and evading accidents in construction industry.

Keywords:

Accidents, Causes of Accidents, Effects of Accidents, Safety, Construction.

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