Assessement of Safety and Health Management Practice in Building Constrution Projects: The Case of Bamacon Engineering Plc.

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2021-06

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Addis Ababa University

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The Construction industry plays a significant role in the development of a nation. Despite the role it plays the construction industry remains one of the most hazardous industries there is due to accidents and fatalities that occur each day everywhere. This is especially true for building construction projects. The aim of the research was therefore to assess the safety and health management practice of building construction projects at Bamacon engineering PLC. Descriptive design was used for the study to identify what the implementation mechanism of safety and health used were and what factors hinder the implementation practice of safety and health. The data was collected from employees of the organization who were involved in the four building construction projects collected through questionnaires and interview. Observation of the researcher was also used to gather information regarding safety and health measure that are used at the construction sites to prevent accident causation. Based on the results the researcher found that the measures that are taken to protect workers from possible accidents were not found to be satisfactory. Resource and managerial factors were found to hinder safety and health implementation practice at Bamacon engineering plc.

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Safety and health, accidents, construction projects

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