Health and safety issues among construction workers in Bangladesh

Mamin, Firoz Ahmed; Dey, Ganesh; Das, Shazal Kumar

doi:10.3126/ijosh.v9i1.25162

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“…This finding is similar to other studies conducted in Bangladesh (prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among metal workers during 1 year preceding the survey is 85%), India (prevalence of occupational morbidity is 60% among iron/steel workers and annual injury rate is 100% among welders), and Uganda (prevalence of occupational injuries among welders is ~ 88% within 1 year prior to the study) [ 12 , 15 , 18 , 19 ]. As compared to construction workers, the rate of injury is higher among workers in our study [ 20 ]. Lacerations, MSDs, and eye problems were among the most cited injuries in this study.…”

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Occupational safety practice among metal workers in Bangladesh: a community-level study

Islam

Alam

Mamun

et al. 2022

J Occup Med Toxicol

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Background The overall information on occupational health and safety (OHS)-related knowledge and workplace practices are scarce in Bangladesh. This study aimed to (i) examine the prevalence of occupational injuries, (ii) explore the level of OHS-related knowledge and practice among workers and associated factors, and (iii) investigate the socioeconomic factors and OHS-related knowledge and practice scores as determinants of injury among metal workers at a community setting in Bangladesh. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted on all the functional metal workshops in a community of a town. The sociodemographic characteristics, history of injury and its consequences, and the state of knowledge and practice were measured using descriptive statistics. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to measure the association between practice scores and sociodemographic factors and knowledge. Logistic regression was conducted to get the odds ratio of getting injured. Results A high annual rate (82.9%) of occupational injuries was documented in a one-year timeframe and the majority (81.1%) of injured workers lost more than three working days (median 20 days). Workers working in workshops with more than three workers were 3.3 times more likely to be injured [AOR = 3.33, 95% CI = 1.16, 9.58] compared to the workers in factories with one to three workers. Most of the workers had the basic knowledge related to OHS but the mean practice score was very low, 1.86 (SD 1.17). Higher education, lower monthly family income, and being an owner significantly led to higher practice scores. Conclusions The OHS-related knowledge was not properly translated into good workplace practices in small informal metal workshops because of the absence of implementation of OHS policies and monitoring by the relevant authority. Government should support the informal metal working sector to increase awareness and skills for the prevention and proper management of injuries and risks, and to ensure access to safety equipment and a safe environment.

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Occupational safety practice among metal workers in Bangladesh: a community-level study

Islam

Alam

Mamun

et al. 2022

J Occup Med Toxicol

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“…As most Bangladeshi workers are recruited on a day-to-day basis payment system, getting the payment on time is a critical concern for them. Moreover, workers are deprived of job entitlements such as sick leave, insurance, etc, due to the presence of precarious employment [34]. As a result, most of the workers are not provided with any support in the case of injury or fatality [46].…”

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“…Most of the construction workers' jobs in developing countries are temporary, e.g., based on subcontracting or being hired on a daily basis [34]. Very little attention has been paid to the workers' job quality and health and well-being [35].…”

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“…Bangladesh is considered IOP Publishing doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1101/4/042009 3 as one of the developing countries [36]. The construction industry plays an important role in the development and economic growth of Bangladesh [34]. Construction employed more than 3.4 million, which is 5.6% of the total employment in Bangladesh [39].…”

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Impact of job quality on construction worker’s health and well-being in a developing country context

Shourav¹,

Zhang

Lingard

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Job quality has an impact on construction worker’s health and well-being. Research shows that impacts of job quality vary between countries due to institutional differences. The study aims to examine the experiences of job quality and associated impact on construction workers’ health and well-being in the context of a developing country. A quantitative research approach has been adopted for the purpose of this study. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among 212 blue-collar construction workers in Bangladesh to understand the extent of the impact of job quality factors on the worker’s health and well-being. A descriptive statistical analysis conducted on the collected data revealed the important job quality factors impacting construction worker’s health and well-being, including job and ogranisational, physical, psychosocial, and control factors. The findings will also help the relevant stakeholders to develop strategies to address key job quality factors to protect the health and well-being of construction workers in the context of developing countries.

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“…The most researchable issues among all the dimension of quality work life of CW's is health, safety, and security. Previous many researchers conducted much research on this, including the US (Roelofs et al , 2011), the UK (Dainty et al , 2007), Australia (Loosemore and Chau, 2002), Singapore (Loosemore and Lee, 2002), Brunei (Santoso, 2009), Spain (Ahonen et al , 2009); Malaysia (Abdul-Aziz, 2001); India (Chakraborty et al , 2018) and Bangladesh (Roy and Islam, 2019; Mamin et al , 2019).…”

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Life of the Bangladeshi construction workers: an insight observation from the reality of the quality of an isolated community

Rahaman

Rahman²

2021

JEC

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Purpose Construction workers contribute significantly to the economic development of a country, but the working conditions and the living standard for construction workers in Bangladesh are inhumane. This study aims to focus on the actual scenario of the quality of work-life (QWL) of the construction workers who work without meeting basic human needs. Design/methodology/approach In this study, researchers used a mixed-method approach. An inclusive one-to-one (F to F) interview has operated at the beginning of the research; later on, focus group discussion (FGD) and a structured questionnaire have been used to investigate the construction workers' QWL workers in Bangladesh. Findings The findings showed that construction workers are highly dissatisfied with their position, working hours and leaves, payment system, accommodation, food, sanitation and drinking water, education, leisure, entertainment and religious freedom, health safety and security. Consequently, that hinders the natural growth of the said sector where there is no initiative to implement these rights. Practical implications Based on this study's findings, the construction industry's higher authority can make some policies to make workers' lives a little happier. Besides, this study will play a vital role in improving academic literature regarding the workers' current condition in Bangladesh's construction industry. Originality/value To best the authors' observation, this is the first study in the Emerald Insight publishers on the overall inhuman quality of construction workers' work-life in Bangladesh.

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Health and safety issues among construction workers in Bangladesh

Cited by 9 publications

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Occupational safety practice among metal workers in Bangladesh: a community-level study

Occupational safety practice among metal workers in Bangladesh: a community-level study

Impact of job quality on construction worker’s health and well-being in a developing country context

Life of the Bangladeshi construction workers: an insight observation from the reality of the quality of an isolated community

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