| Title |
A Study on Correlation of Laborers' Safety to Hand Tools in Building Construction |
| Authors |
Lee, Eundong ; Cho, Chang-Yeon ; Lee, Junbok |
| Keywords |
WRMSD ; correlation ; hand tools ; safety ; laborer ; productivity |
| Abstract |
Safety is the most important issue in the construction industry. Especially, work-related disease is increasing and resulted in lack of young workers and high turnover due to its 3D industrial image. The main objective of this paper is to identify the relationship of WRMSD with hand tools used in the building construction industry. In order to reach to the goals, the survey and interviews with laborers are conducted. The data is analyzed in a statistical manner. One of the interesting findings from the research is that the carpenters and steelworkers are the principal trade group suffering from WRMSD due to unsafe working condition and method. The results of the research will be used as the basis for the ergonomic design of the better construction working condition and hand tools. |