The Malaysian construction industry has been long categorized as one of the riskiest industries due to the high number of accidents that happened at construction sites. The poor safety performance in the construction industry has caused several drawbacks and failures in the aspects of project performance, cost, project completion time, and productivity. One of the reasons that led to this situation is due to the inadequate awareness of the project safety performance factors. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the significant factors affecting the safety performance of construction projects, based on the perceptions of safety personnel. Fifty-six (56) questionnaires were distributed among construction safety personnel who are working at construction sites in Kuala Lumpur through email and face-to-face methods. The percentage of the returned questionnaire was 100%. The questionnaire was analyzed using the Average Index (AI) analysis to attain the significant factors that affect the safety performance of construction projects. The findings revealed that among significant factors that affect safety performance on the construction project through project level and organization level were safety training, safety rules and safety induction, and performance monitoring. The outcomes of the study could assist relevant parties especially contractors to avoid accidents occur and have a systematic improvement on safety performance indicators at the construction project.
In several countries in the world, work-related stresses faced among the professionals in the construction industry came together with the significantly unidentified symptoms and factors. Occupational stress could negatively affect the mental, physical, and behavior of an individual. The factors of work-related stress commonly caused by high job demand with low job control and support, the poor physical environment of an organization, discrimination from employers and employees, and conflict outside of work. The study of occupational stress had been researched by many researchers, but the study of occupational stress particularly among construction professionals is still lacking in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the occupational stress levels that are focusing on professionals who work in the construction industry in Malaysia. A multi-sectional questionnaire is developed to identify the level of work stress, factors that contribute to work stress, and the effects on professionals in the construction industries. The analysis shows that the professionals faced a controlled level of stress on physical, mental, and emotional states. Furthermore, some of the few top job demand stressors are obtained, which are critical cost constraints, the need for interpersonal skills, and the high frequency of reporting demand. Although the professionals’ stress levels are in the non-very-critical levels, there are still cases that fall into the critical level. Therefore, this study investigated the causes of occupational stress among professionals and how they affected their mental, emotional, and physical state. Moreover, this study has identified the job demand factors that contributed to the stress level of the professionals. At the same time, filling the gaps of previous studies related to the work-stress level on the professionals in the Malaysian construction industry.
Fatal accidents related to the use of scaffolds are one of the most common types of fatal accidents at construction sites in Malaysia, as reported by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the main causes of accidents involving scaffolding at construction sites, based on the perceptions of safety personnel. This study involved collecting data by distributing questionnaires to safety personnel working at construction sites in Johor. Data were analyzed using the Average Min Index and Relative Importance Index (RII). From these studies, the main causes of scaffolding accidents are ignoring safety rules, improper inspections, and improper foundation/stability. The findings of this study provide knowledge and awareness of the causes or factors of scaffolding accidents at construction sites and serve as a reference to construction employers in understanding the factors contributing to scaffolding accidents.
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