Assessment of the causes of accidents amongst construction employees: A case study of Earthwave Construction Pvt
- Author
- Chinyowa, Munashe T.
- Title
- Assessment of the causes of accidents amongst construction employees: A case study of Earthwave Construction Pvt
- Abstract
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Construction industry accidents continuously occur because the actual causes of the accidents remain unknown. The construction industry contributes significantly to the frequency and severity of accidents. The extent of injuries sustained by the workers range from permanent injuries, deaths, and long periods of absence from work. No study has been conducted to identify the causes of accidents at Earth wave Construction Company. Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with both primary and secondary data collection instruments. As a primary data collection tool, a questionnaire was used to collect information on the causes of workplace accidents and the existing controls for reducing workplace incidents and accidents. Secondary data was collected from the company Occupational Health and Safety statistics which was used to analyze the company Occupational Health and Safety performances before and after the adoption of Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS). Eight-four participants from all the departments at the company were randomly selected and provided their responses which were further analyzed through descriptive statistics graphs and tables using SPSS version 23 at a 95% confidence interval level. The leading cause of the accidents in construction industry are unsafe behaviors and unsafe conditions and there is need for the construction company to invest and adopt to a strong safety culture.
Key terms: Construction, accident, causes, investigation, corrective action.
- Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Workplace accidents
- Supervisor
- Dr Mabhungu, L
- Item sets
- Department of Environmental Sciences
- Media
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Chinyowa - SHEM.pdf