Abstract:
The construction industry is different from other industries in terms of its unforeseeable working
conditions. Unlike most of the other industries operating indoors within controlled environment,
the construction workers share fair amount of time outdoors exposing them to different climatic
and workability. These transfigurations contribute towards more vulnerability for workplace
accidents. It has been observed that there is a common absence of formal construction safety
training programs for fresh workers that results in work accidents. Instead, employees are expected
to learn from their own experiences and mistakes. One of the main causes is the inability to
understand safety training material by the masses due to its presence in uniform languages and
lack of education. Considering the need to overcome these inconveniences, this study focuses on
the development of a Construction Safety for All (ConSafe4All) framework to produce safety
training modules for workers to overcome the language restrictions. The demonstration through
the developed modules for most occurring accident types shows that the framework may be used
to elaborate different construction hazards with their remedies to enhance awareness among
workers, thereby mitigating work related accidents.
