AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE RATE OF ACCIDENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

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AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE RATE OF ACCIDENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

Maintenance can be defined as working on something to keep it in a functioning and safe state and preserving it from failure or decline. The “something” could be a workplace, work equipment, or means of transport (e.g. a ship).

Preventive – or proactive – maintenance is carried out to keep something functional. This type of activity is usually planned and scheduled.

Corrective – or reactive – maintenance is repairing something to get it working again. This is an unscheduled, unplanned task, usually associated with greater hazards and higher risk levels.

Maintenance is not the exclusive domain of fitters and mechanics. It is the responsibility of almost all workers in every sector and is carried out in almost every working environment.

Workers’ health and safety can be affected during the maintenance process, but also by lack of maintenance or inadequate maintenance. Design of equipment and the work area also has a significant impact on the health and safety of workers performing maintenance.

Manufacturing workers are exposed to many hazards, including frequent and heavy lifting, noise and vibration, and hazardous substances such as oil, gas, hydraulic fluid, antifreeze and welding fumes. They work in awkward positions and often have to use high-pressure hoses and vessels or work on machines that are still running.

The nature of their work means that they often have to work unsocial hours or at weekends when normal operations stop. They frequently work under severe time pressure and this, of course, increases the risk of accidents. In addition, maintenance is sometimes outsourced which means that contract workers unfamiliar with the quarry and systems of work may be on-site.

In all industries, maintenance is an area within which a significant number of accidents occur. About 32% of all occupational accidents in Germany between1992-1995 happened while maintenance work was being carried out. In France about 44% of all fatal accidents in 2002 were related to maintenance work. The German statutory accident insurance institution for the quarrying industry reported that between 1999 and 2003, 48% of all accidents in the sector were related to maintenance and repair tasks.

A quarry worker was severely injured while maintaining a stone cutter. The machine was running as he greased it, and his clothes became trapped in the shaft and were wound up with great force.

Statement of the problem

There may have been previous researches in this subject. This work gives further explanations and analysis in an investigation for the rate of accidents in the construction industry

Objectives of the study
To understand the impact of accident rates in the construction industry
To understand the relationship between rates of accidents and the growth and development of the construction industry

Research questions
What is the impact of impact of accident rates in the construction industry
What is the relationship between rates of accidents and the growth and development of the construction industry