Unsafe Work Environment At Construction Workplace:udA Legal Implicationsud

摘要

The recent 11th Malaysian Plan (2016-2020), showed that the Government will continue to map outudits approach to upgrade physical infrastructure in the next five years. It will become the multiplier effectudthat continue to be the catalyst to the other sectors to attract domestic and foreign investments toudsupport the country’s economic growth. Construction growth (GDP) to remain robust with theudGovernment’s GDP forecast of 10.7% for the sector in 2015. This scenario claim relevancy to placeudgreat concern on the occupational health and safety in construction work. This need be reflected in theudmany preventive measures taken to minimize the hazard and the risks that the workers are exposed.udLiterature claims that accidents occur due to three main causes that are (a) failure to continuously inudstages, to identify unsafe work conditions and environment, (b) unscrupulous decision to continue workudknowingly even when unsafe conditions identified by workers, and (c) to act unsafely and jeopardizingudworkers safety and life as well as the workplace. This paper will examine the nature of unsafe workudenvironment at construction workplace, the risk and hazards identified and the relevant laws andudprocedures available in Malaysia to ensure work safety practice in the construction work sites. Finally,udto identify some of the preventive and innovative measures needed to ensure safety work environmentudat work sites. This exposure will helps to explain better on the accidents on construction sites and inudidentifying areas where prevention efforts should be directed, so that labour and management mayudprovide more effective measures for preventing accident occurrence.