Author:
Rahman Md. Sumon,Karmaker C. L.,Roy Rakesh,Ahmed S.M. Tazim, , , ,
Abstract
The construction sector is the biggest and most unsafe venture compared to other sectors of the world. The workers in this sector are more prone to accidental injuries. There are different types of agents and lacking for this type of injuries. The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of accidental injuries among building construction workers in Bangladesh. The agents and lacking behind these injuries also investigated. A survey on 390 building construction workers was conducted through a structured questionnaire. The survey data was built to find out the prevalence of accidental injuries among the construction workers. The Statistical Packages for the Social Science (SPSS) version 25 was used to analysis the data. The result indicates that overall 63.80% of the participants’ sufferred from at least one-body part injuries during their work time. Most of them (24.70%) injured due to falling from the height. The workplace safety facilities (41.70%) were identified as the main lacking of the construction management that led to major accidents. The proper implementation of workplace safety facilities and design or redesign the work process may reduce or eliminate this type of injuries.
Publisher
Enviro Research Publishers
Subject
General Environmental Science
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