Assessment of Health and Safety Management in Constructing High-rise Buildings in Addis Ababa: The Case of Sunshine Construction Plc
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The existing health and safety measures employed in the construction of high-rise structures in Addis Ababa that are constructed by sunshine construction plc, were evaluated in this study. The study has given importance to health and safety concerns that have been overlooked by the building industry. A descriptive research design was adopted in this study. Questionnaires were provided and 87.5 percent of the example company's employees had responded. A total of 56 employees from the example firm were surveyed. The data gathered from the surveys were analyzed primarily using descriptive statistical analysis. SPSS version 21 software was used to evaluate and analyze the data, which was imported into Excel. The study had discovered that, the necessary safety and health training is not given to construction workers on how to manage safety and health practices on high rise building projects of the study area. Top officials in construction projects doesn’t give special attention on the implementation of safety training for construction workers in high rise buildings of the study area. Also there is gap on controlling system of, if safety training is implemented on construction site. The safety training program also doesn’t have a planned schedule as other high-rise building projects activities. According to the researcher, every real estate company should have an internal health and safety policy, designated personnel, appropriate facilities, and personal protective equipment (PPE) for all workers on the job site, and should include health and safety duties in contracts with outside contractors. Client of project should not only concentrate on finishing their project on time and schedule additionally they must be concerned protecting their construction workers from any hazard that may cause severe accident or death