Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
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Effect of Introducing Health and Safety Management in Addis Ababa City Road Projects”
The main objective of this study was investigating the cost implication of introducing health and safety management in Addis Ababa city road projects. The issue of occupational health and safety management in road the construction industry is at an infant stage. It is reminding to deliver medical services when accident happens rather than precaution practices. In this research, both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used to explore and develop an understanding of the issue under study the data collection instrument were questionnaire, interview and observation. The sampling techniques employed was purposive sampling method were collected from contractors, consultants and government representatives to investigate the cost implication of health and safety practices in Addis Ababa road construction projects. The results gathered indicated that the construction industry has a lot of work ahead of it regarding occupational health and safety. The low level of health and safety practice caused by fear of additional cost and negligence of employers shows that, contractually, particular health and safety issues are not properly addressed. Mostly health and safety costs are not included in bidding documents. The analysis of the data revealed that the cost of accident in those projects which implement Health and safety management practice in the construction site the management practice need 0.53%f the total cost of projects and in this projects only allocate 0.15% of the total cost of projects paid for accident. Those projects which don’t apply health and safety managements in the construction site paid 4.84% of the total cost of projects for accident which happened in the construction site. The study recommends that the stakeholders, especially the contractors, should look beyond the immediate effect of implementing health and safety programs and policies and focus on their long term comparative advantages which include responsibility to profession quality, reliability, profitability and timely delivery.
Effect of Introducing Health and Safety Management in Addis Ababa City Road Projects”
The main objective of this study was investigating the cost implication of introducing health and safety management in Addis Ababa city road projects. The issue of occupational health and safety management in road the construction industry is at an infant stage. It is reminding to deliver medical services when accident happens rather than precaution practices. In this research, both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used to explore and develop an understanding of the issue under study the data collection instrument were questionnaire, interview and observation. The sampling techniques employed was purposive sampling method were collected from contractors, consultants and government representatives to investigate the cost implication of health and safety practices in Addis Ababa road construction projects. The results gathered indicated that the construction industry has a lot of work ahead of it regarding occupational health and safety. The low level of health and safety practice caused by fear of additional cost and negligence of employers shows that, contractually, particular health and safety issues are not properly addressed. Mostly health and safety costs are not included in bidding documents. The analysis of the data revealed that the cost of accident in those projects which implement Health and safety management practice in the construction site the management practice need 0.53%f the total cost of projects and in this projects only allocate 0.15% of the total cost of projects paid for accident. Those projects which don’t apply health and safety managements in the construction site paid 4.84% of the total cost of projects for accident which happened in the construction site. The study recommends that the stakeholders, especially the contractors, should look beyond the immediate effect of implementing health and safety programs and policies and focus on their long term comparative advantages which include responsibility to profession quality, reliability, profitability and timely delivery.
Effect of Introducing Health and Safety Management in Addis Ababa City Road Projects”
Tenaw Zewdu (Autor:in) / Dr. Geremew Sahilu (Autor:in)
01.01.2017
doi:10.20372/nadre:1547975458.84
Hochschulschrift
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
690
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