Safety Management Practice Impact on Project Performance

Authors

  • Anjay Kumar Mishra

Abstract

The funds allocated by the government of Nepal in  transportation as the infrastructure of infrastructures and the basis of development in underdeveloped and developing countries, transportation projects hold the largest share of construction projects in Nepal. Despite of this fact, the safety and health level on the construction sites lags behind and the industry is known to be among the most dangerous to work in.

The aim of the study is to analyze the impact of occupational safety and health management practice on concerned construction project performance. The data required for this study was collected from the ongoing road construction projects of Eastern, Nepal using Questionnaire, Key-informant interview, Literature review and analyzed using Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis, Hypothesis testing using regression followed by ANOVA Test. There is impact of hazard identification on project performance followed by the impact of health facilities on project performance and there is impact of safety provisions on project performance. The safety and health also decide the duration of project and planning and scheduling. Reducing safety accidents save time and helps in successful project performance. The main goal of safety and health programs is to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths, as well as the suffering and financial hardship these events can cause for workers, their families, and employers.

Published

2019-11-30

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