Occupational safety and health construction industry management (OSHCIM): current practice in Malaysia

Abstract

The accident occurred in the construction industry is reportedly the third-highest after manufacturing and agriculture industry. The percentage of accident cases and fatality ratios in the Malaysian construction industry are getting larger and gradually increasing each year. This data indicates that the safety and health performance in the Malaysian construction industry appears to be weak. Henceforth, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia (DOSH) through government initiative has introduced and published a guideline on Occupational Safety and Health in Construction Industry (Management) 2017. This guideline aims to decrease 50% of the fatality rates in the construction industry by 2020. Therefore, this paper sought to review the current OSHCIM practice in Malaysia construction industry towards the OSHCIM implementation. This study adopted a quantitative approach in conducting the data collection and the data analysis process. A set of a questionnaire developed, tested and distributed to the construction stakeholders, i.e. client, designer, safety and health officer, contractor, and enforcer. The results discovered that the OSHCIM concept already being “Practice” by the construction stakeholders in Malaysia in terms of the (1) management, and (2) standard operating procedure elements. Thus, this study shows that the construction stakeholders were currently practising the OSHCIM concept but with different procedure and approach. In conclusion, the implementation of OSHCIM in Malaysia construction industry is foreseen to be well accepted as most of the stakeholders are familiar with the concept of design for safety.

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“…This guideline serves as a motivator to reduce construction fatality rates by 2020, as well as encourages the adoption of OSHCIM 2017 practices in Malaysia's construction industry. (Mohd et al, 2020).…”

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“…The construction industry's appalling health and safety record is still a worldwide problem affecting both developed and developing countries where are employment in the construction industry accounts for about 7% of global employment, and more than 100,000 workers are killed at construction sites yearly, accounting for around 35% of the world's occupational fatalities (Boadu et al, 2020;IEA, 2022;Mohd et al, 2020). Researchers have demonstrated that a high percentage of work-related injuries in developed countries are attributed to construction work.…”

“…Researchers have demonstrated that a high percentage of work-related injuries in developed countries are attributed to construction work. Developed countries like the USA, the UK, the European Union (EU), and Japan still suffer from high fatality rates in the construction sector ranging from 10% to 30% (HSE, 2021;Mohd et al, 2020;Shim et al, 2022). On the other side, the occupational safety condition at construction sites in developing countries is worse compared to those in developed countries.…”