Causes of fatal construction accidents in Malaysia

12th International Civil Engineering Post Graduate Conference;3rd International Symposium on Expertise of Engineering Design

土木建筑工程

Hamid, A.R.A.^1 ; Noor Azmi, M.R.A.^1 ; Aminudin, E.^1 ; Jaya, R.P.^2 ; Zakaria, R.^1 ; Zawawi, A.M.M.^1 ; Yahya, K.^1 ; Haron, Z.^1 ; Yunus, R.^3 ; Saar, C.C.^4

Department of Structures and Materials, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Johor Bahru

81310, Malaysia^1

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Pahang, Gambang, Kuantan

26300, Malaysia^2

Jamilus Research Centre, Faculty of Civil and Environmental, Department of Building and Construction Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Batu Pahat, Malaysia^3

School of Built Environment, University of Reading Malaysia Persiaran Graduan Kota Ilmu Educity, Iskandar Puteri Johor

79200, Malaysia^4

关键词: Construction accidents;    Construction sectors;    Construction sites;    Construction workers;    Content analysis;    Economic growths;    Frequency Analysis;    Occupational safety and health;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/220/1/012044/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/220/1/012044

学科分类：土木及结构工程学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Malaysia has moved fast to keep pace with the changes of times as the country aspires to achieve strong economic growth and to chart its course as a developed nation by the year 2020. The construction industry is one of the important sectors for nations to develop our country's economy and thus able to improve our competitiveness. However, in line with the positive growth of the economy, the construction sector also contributes to the high accident fatality rate. Construction workers are often exposed to various inherent risks associated with working conditions on construction sites. Although various approaches have been implemented in order to prevent accidents, the statistic indicates further improvement need to be taken fast. The objective of the study is to analyse the statistics and causes of fatal accidents at construction sites in Malaysia. The study focuses on 129 fatal construction accident cases based on database and document kept by the Malaysian authority, such as Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) and Social Security Organisation (SOCSO). The collected data were analyzed using frequency analysis and content analysis. The analysis shows that the number of fatal accidents is increasing every year. In the last five years, statistic from SOCSO and DOSH has shown an increasing number of fatal accident cases for about 231.9% and 125.8% respectively. The top three causes of fatal construction accidents are unsafe methods, the unique nature of industry and job site conditions. Whereas, the leading sub-causes are work at high elevation, incorrect or no work procedure and failure of structure.