Title: Strategies for Developing Good Safety Construction Environment-A Case Study of Risks Involved and their Management in South-East Asia
Authors: Mohammed Khalifa Abdelsam PhD
Volume: 9
Issue: 6
Pages: 100-112
Publication Date: 2025/06/28
Abstract:
The issue of occupational injuries is mostly identified among construction companies. These occupational injuries are closely related to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1974 (OSHA) and can result in significant financial losses for companies that violate the law. Apart from the fines and jail terms involved, companies with high occupational injuries and accident rates are also threatened with several risks, such as human and environmental resource losses. The paper aim at identifying some of the risks involved in construction industry and ways to mitigate such occurrences. Specifically it is to strategize way of enabling good safety construction environment. To study how to manage those risks, a case study was done on IJM Corporation and Yau Lee Corporation Limited, two construction industries in Malaysia and Hong Kong, respectively. Using the secondary method of study the result shows several physical and non-physical strategies, such as the establishment of a safety committee and safety policy, as well as the usage of safety equipment. The strategies being implemented brought positive impact to both companies, with obvious reduction in accidental rate per 1000 people in the next five years. Through these strategies other companies in the same industry will find the research a reference material as guide for reducing effectively the average accident rate in construction industries.