Abstract:
This study provides an insight about the risks affecting health and safety in construction
industry of Pakistan and to develop framework to mitigate those risks. The basic
purpose of health and safety is to protect stakeholders from hazards and accidents on
jobsite. But there isn’t any detailed framework or strategy to mitigate these risks. This
study uses a research-based approach to collect the data and then the data is analyzed
using an appropriate analysis method. The Health and Safety inspector can use the
frameworks to avoid or mitigate major risks to create zero accident jobsite.
The rate of accidents, fatalities and injuries in the construction industry is more than any
other profession due to which contractors must pay large amounts of compensation to
the workers. These factors become the cause of unnecessary delays and increased cost
ofthe overall project. Thus, health and safety in construction is in dire need of
consideration.
The research is done by collecting data using web-based questionnaire and semistructured interviews to gain insight into to the problems and major risks to enhance the
standards of health and safety, also to develop conceptual framework models to
improvehealth and safety in construction industry.
