An assessment of influential factors on safety of construction projects to prevent fatalities

Ali Ghourchi¹ Ehsan Saghatforoush² Armin Keshavarzi³

1) M.Sc. student, Department of Construction and Engineering Management, Mehralborz University (MAU), Tehran, Iran,
2) PhD., Assistant Professor, Department of Construction and Engineering Management, Mehralborz University (MAU), Tehran, Iran,
3) M.Sc. student, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

Publication : International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Cityscape(iccacs.com)
Abstract :
Lots of happenings are occurred in work places annually which might lead to disability or even in some cases death of workforce. This subject is more important in construction projects and in some cases causes change of overall path of a project. It can be discussed from several dimensions. Since industrial revolutions, growth of technology caused several problems in terms of dimensions, size and complexity of activities. This led in providing a series of rules related to employee and employer relationship. Managers were forced to provide conditions till workplace not to be harmful for employees in terms of physical health and psychological health both. To increase occupational safety an integrated security system should be established to make sure about implementing preventive measures in workplace; then probable happenings can be recorded in that setting or similar ones to evaluate system under implementation and consequently we present strategies to improve current system. This paper uses descriptive method of literature review as well as questionnaire survey to gather both qualitative and quantitative data needed. This paper provides some suggestions for improving safety situation of employees in the construction projects; it provides an appropriate conclusion for safety of workers and decreases in fatality statistics and the damages caused.
Keywords : safety rules construction projects safety management.