Title A Risk Assessment Counterplan for Reducing the Accident Rates in Medium and Small sized Construction Sites
Authors Jang, Yun-Ra ; Go, Seong-Seok
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.6106/KJCEM.2018.19.5.090
Page pp.90-100
ISSN 2005-6095
Keywords Risk Assessment ; Medium and Small sized Construction Site ; Safety Management ; Management Supervisor ; Key Point Risk Factor
Abstract Government needs a risk assessment method that is effective in preventing accidents as a part of the three principal projects of the government for protecting the people's lives for establishing preventative measures to prevent accidents in the construction sites, which accounted for more than half of all accidental mortality accidents, and promote the safety-oriented culture for making fundamental changes. Accidents at the medium and small sized construction sites accounted for 88.9% of the total construction accidents. The data indicates that improper management and lack of advanced safety measures due to the absence of a safety supervisor are the biggest problems. It is believed that active measures to evaluate and prevent risks at construction sites are necessary for preventing accidents in the medium and small sized construction sites. The objectives of this study is to identify the key risk items of common accident causes and propose a practical, preemptive, and improved risk assessment method by evaluating the problems in the safety management of construction sites for reducing the accident rate in the medium and small sized construction sites.