Occupational Safety and Health
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA
D.W.G.A.P.K. Sirirathna
Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management
National Institute of Business Management
March 2013
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, I would like to thank my supervisor of this project, Ms. U K S M Uduwella for the valuable guidance and advice. She inspired me greatly to work in this project. I also would like to thank the management of Tudawe Brothers for providing me with a good environment and facilities to complete this project. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Champaka Kushan, Mr. Supeshala Mohotti, and Mr. Nipun Pathirana, who provided me the study materials. Finally, an honorable mention goes to my families and friends for their understandings and supports on me in completing this project.
Summery
The negligence of safety leads to loss of productivity, accidents, poor health issues and several disadvantages to construction industry. Therefore this study focused on the occupational safety in relation to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standards, the practice of health safety measures of a selected organization of the construction industry in Sri Lanka, law and regulations and adoption of safe construction practices in the building construction industry of the country and clarifies the problems on site, which prevent the improvement of safety at site. Identifying the issues related to building construction site safety and proposing measures to improve the site safety of the Sri Lankan building construction industry are the main objectives of this study.
The study was carried out through personal interviews, the observation of the selected site and discussions with the workers level employees and the site safety officers of the organization. Relevant legislations, ordinances and required
OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA
D.W.G.A.P.K. Sirirathna
Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management
National Institute of Business Management
March 2013
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, I would like to thank my supervisor of this project, Ms. U K S M Uduwella for the valuable guidance and advice. She inspired me greatly to work in this project. I also would like to thank the management of Tudawe Brothers for providing me with a good environment and facilities to complete this project. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Champaka Kushan, Mr. Supeshala Mohotti, and Mr. Nipun Pathirana, who provided me the study materials. Finally, an honorable mention goes to my families and friends for their understandings and supports on me in completing this project.
Summery
The negligence of safety leads to loss of productivity, accidents, poor health issues and several disadvantages to construction industry. Therefore this study focused on the occupational safety in relation to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standards, the practice of health safety measures of a selected organization of the construction industry in Sri Lanka, law and regulations and adoption of safe construction practices in the building construction industry of the country and clarifies the problems on site, which prevent the improvement of safety at site. Identifying the issues related to building construction site safety and proposing measures to improve the site safety of the Sri Lankan building construction industry are the main objectives of this study.
The study was carried out through personal interviews, the observation of the selected site and discussions with the workers level employees and the site safety officers of the organization. Relevant legislations, ordinances and required