Comparison of Safety Consciousness at The Construction Sites Based On Local Authorities Safety Acts and Standards from OSHA 1994 and CIDB (Case Study: Few Projects in Batu Pahat)

This research focuses on comparison of safety consciousness at the construction sites based on local authorities safety acts and standards from Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). A few case studies involving construction projects will be cany out in BaIu Pahat, johor area Tne accompiishment of this research is base on survey  and observation during distribution of questionnaires  by recognizing the consciousness of the site workers and the management team about the site safety, to acquire the problem about site safety and suggest the safety consciousness at the construction site. From this study, the comparison of local safety acts and standards between the government sectors was quite impressive with averaged 77%, though not perfect; the implementation safety and health occupational while for the private sectors was a disappointment with averaged 17%. They did not implement any safety aspects from management level until labor level. The case study reveals the level of consciousness especially the private sectors were in unacceptable level and immediate action from Human Resources Ministry, Department of Safety and Health (DOSH) including Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) needed to be taken to improve the situation such as sudden site inspection, periodical maintenance for safety management, organize more safety programs and implementation of new laws/regulations for more strictly safety stipulations. Hopefully, this study will be able to contribute better knowledge and understanding about the importance of safety consciousness for construction site.

Dibuat Oleh  : Oh Teck Kiat and Mia Wimala Soejoso

Alamat e-mail : mia@kuittho.edu.my
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Keterangan :  Karya Ilmiah ini  disampaikan pada National of Civil Engineering Conference, Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia. 2005.

Comparison of Safety Consciousness at The Construction Sites Based On Local Authorities Safety Acts and Standards from OSHA 1994 and CIDB (Case Study: Few Projects in Batu Pahat)