Open AccessRate of Occurrence of Fatal Accidents in Malaysian Construction Industry after BIM Implementation
Author(s) -
Aminu Darda’u Rafindadi,
Madzlan Napiah,
Idris Othman,
Miljan Mikić,
Yasser Yahya Al-Ashmori
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and management research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-6962
pISSN - 2250-0758
DOI - 10.31033/ijemr.10.2.7
Subject(s) - occupational safety and health , environmental health , work (physics) , hazard , business , construction industry , forensic engineering , medical emergency , operations management , engineering , medicine , construction engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology
Construction industry impacts the health and safety of its workers tremendously. This study is aimed to determine the rate of occurrence of fatal accidents after BIM implementation in Malaysia. The data used for the research was obtained from the Department of Safety and Health (DOSH) website, and it was validated by the relevant professionals through interview. This descriptive analysis was grounded in 796 fatal accidents over the period of 2010-2018. Of those accidents, 38.16% were related to fall-related, 30.39% struck-by, 17.67% caught in-between, 9.89% drowning/asphyxiation and 3.89% others. The results indicate that the types of accidents identified are similar to that of most countries in the world. The findings also revealed that the accidents had occurred because one or combination of the following: managementu0027s failure, unsafe site conditions, workers behavior, and environmental factors. Future work will concentrate on the use of BIM-based tools for job hazard identification and safety training.
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