Implementation Of Safety Requirements By Contractors In The Construction Industry

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2002-04
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Choot, Teck Aun
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This thesis was carried out to study the implementation of safety requirements by contractors in the construction industry. In this research, we shall discuss on the safety of employees and examined this perspective in the construction industry. A case study was conducted to study the perfonnance of construction companies in the aspects of safety requirements at the construction site. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether contractors really understand safety requirements and properly implement safety at the workplace, in this case, the construction site. It was also aimed to observe the level of commitments from the management of the company towards the safety and to examine the awareness and understanding of the management in term of workplace safety. In addition, the objective of this study was also to examine the ways to improve the implementation of safety requirements by the contractors for their employees in the construction industry. Based on the case studied conducted, a systematic safety programme and plan was formulated for the construction companies.
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The safety of employees , in the construction industry
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