Accidents In The Construction Industry

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Accidents in the construction industry are costly in human and financial terms. The economic cost is not the only basis on which a contractor should consider construction safety. The reasons for considering safety are humanitarian concerns, economic reasons, laws and regulations, and organizational image . Cost of safety is paid by the organization either through the uncontrolled cost of accidents or through the controlled cost of safety program . The uncontrolled cost of accidents includes the loss of productivity, administrative time for investigations, disruption of schedules, wages paid to the injured workers, adverse publicity, liability claims, and equipment damage. The controlled cost of safety program consists of salaries of safety,…show more content…
Workers are able to find out about work through internet agencies and travel to different countries at a relatively low cost. The global construction industry consists of the procurement of new projects, increasing commitment for the provision of services, equipment, components, materials, maintenance, finance, operations and research development. Private sector participation is actively sought in the whole gamut of project phases-financing, construction, operation, etc. especially in major capital-intensive infrastructure projects. The design and consultancy services traded are knowledge-based and high value-added, with the materials most frequently traded as either resource-specific or technology-dependent…show more content…
Han et al, 2005). As examples, in Dubai, the consultants, contractors, labour, technology, materials and equipment are sourced from across the world, while the iconic Wembley stadium in London had an Australian contractor, multinational designers, Dutch steel contractors, American security specialists and a range of international materials suppliers (Krisen Moodley, 2008). Major projects like the Suez Canal in 1959-1969, the Panama Canal in 1900-1914, the New Hong Kong Airport, the Channel Tunnel and the Three Gorges Dam in China were carried out by contractors and consultants from different countries. Therefore with the growing international activity in construction there has been an increasing awareness of the importance of better understanding of cross-cultural management (Torrance, 2004). Loughborough University carried out research visiting projects in Africa, Asia, India, the Middle East and Eastern Europe to observe the health and safety measures employed and interview management staff. The visits together with a series of interviews and focus groups in the UK and mainland Europe were used to produce a guidance manual (Bust and
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