publication . Article . Other literature type . 2014

Construction Site Workers’ Awareness on Using Safety Equipment: Case Study

Name: Construction Site Workers’ Awareness on Using Safety Equipment: Case Study
Keywords: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040

N. A. Agus Salim; F. Baharum; N. Ulang; Norazlinaliza Salim;

Open Access

Published: 19 Aug 2014 Journal: MATEC Web of Conferences, volume 15, page 1,023 (eissn: 2261-236X,

Publisher: EDP Sciences

Summary

Abstract

Construction sector is an important sector and contributed significantly to national development. However, this sector poses higher risk to accident. This is due to fact that construction site can be considered as a dangerous zone to workers and to the public. Due to the variety of cases occurs on site, the contractor will usually have to pay the cost related to accidents in the form of higher insurance premium. Despite various measures, accidents still occur at construction sites. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is one of the important means to protect the wearer from hazards in the workplace. Since this equipment is the last frontier of the wearer from wor...

doi: 10.1051/matecconf/20141501023

Subjects

free text keywords: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Safety Equipment, Insurance premium, Operations management, National development, Risk analysis (engineering), Engineering, business.industry, business, Personal protective equipment

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