Abstract

In India after agriculture sector, construction sector is considered to be the second largest sector. Construction work is considered to be one of the most dangerous industrial activities. As compared to any other industry rate of accidents are more in construction industry. Every year, many people fall victim to injuries, harm and even deaths due to accidents at construction sites. Therefore, it is crucial for the construction industry to control site accidents. Despite having advanced technologies and several laws, safety in construction projects is not fully ensured which leads to occurrence of very large number of accidents. All this points out need for construction safety management. Safety Policy & Safety Plan, Roles/ Responsibility and Authority, Safety Organization, Safety Communication, Safety Culture, Safety Monitoring Programme, Training/Orientation etc. are various measures to be followed while implementing safety management. The aim of this report is to determine types and causes of construction accidents, their effects, factors affecting construction safety performance with their ranking and at the end certain recommendations to promote safety are discussed. For this, a questionnaire survey method is used. After extensive literature review questionnaire survey form was designed and distributed among construction personnel. From responses obtained thereafter was used to arrive at final conclusion.

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