Construction Safety and Performance in Malaysian Construction Industry: A Review

Abstract

Major construction projects in Malaysia are subjected to unsafe conditions that can result in accidents and subsequently undermine the project’s safety results. Despite alarming, studies examining thefactors that influence the performance of the Malaysianconstruction industryremain scarce. Hence, this paper aims to review the literature related to construction safety performance in the Malaysian construction industry. In particular, thispaper givesemphasis in reviewing the literature on construction safety and performance, safety performance in the construction industry, construction safety performances,security management, safety programme, safety policy, cost of safety, and safety training. The findings of the analysis revealed thatproper construction safety activities would lead to the overall performance of the Malaysian construction industry.

The Impact of Safety and Health Towards Construction Workforce Productivity

“…Safety is a multidisciplinary topic that involves different fields, such as economics, psychology, industrial technology, law, and occupational hygiene among others. Many safety issues in construction projects have been overlooked due to the authorities' primary concern of completing as many activities as possible (Sultan et al, 2021). The construction industry is considered a highly dangerous risk activity in Malaysia.…”

“…Personal protective equipment should be provided by the company at zero cost to the employee, and workers should not work in an unsanitary or hazardous environment. (Sultan et al, 2021) Regular inspection of job site material and equipment and identified the equipment by tagging or locking the controls to render them inoperable. Besides that, communication barriers are broken down and transparency between managers and journal.ump.edu.my/jgi ◄ employees is encouraged by a good safety culture.…”

“…In Malaysia, the construction industry has a weak safety record which results from a lack of safety concern among the management and the workers such as inadequate self-preparation, insufficient safety compliance, insufficient safety equipment, unsafe methods or sequencing, unsafe site conditions, failure to use safety equipment, a poor attitude toward safety, and isolated, abrupt deviations from prescribed actions have cause and contribute in the safety records (Sultan et al, 2021). Malaysia's construction industry has a big number of foreign workers from other countries that have different cultures and less knowledge, especially on health and safety issues, so the government faces little pressure from the local community and NGOs to overcome these issues (Chen et al, 2017).…”

Formulation of Safety Predictors in Construction Sites Through the Lens of Theory of Planned Behaviour: A Dematel Based Model

“…Major construction projects in Malaysia are susceptible to hazardous conditions that can result in accidents, jeopardizing the overall safety outcomes of the project. However, there is a notable scarcity of research on the safety predictors influencing the safety performance of the construction field in Malaysia (Albarkani & Shafii, 2021). The impact of safety compliance and safety participation on safety performance is significant and requires attention.…”

What Are the Factors Influence on Construction Safety? A Review

“…For example, in Bangladesh, the construction sector contributes nearly 8% of the country's GDP [13 -15]. Therefore, the success of the construction companies impacts the development of the economies of the countries [16]. Considering the value of engineering, the productivity and profitability of construction companies depend on time, cost, quality, and safety [17 -20].…”