Research study on design and implementation of construction safety and fire risk assessment system for construction sites

Abstract

Construction activities comprise construction alteration modification and demolition of the buildings all of which have to ensure construction safety and fire risk assessment It has always been a challenge to the stakeholders such as building owners construction companies contractors sub contractors and Government employees due to multiple factors involved and their complexity Construction sites in India are largely complex in terms of operations processes technologies personnel involved location geography and changing dimensions of the site on a continual basis and lack of adequate legal safe guards The incidence of large number of fatal and non fatal accidents in the construction sites amply proves that holistic safety and fire risk assessment in construction sites 100 safe construction sites are always a distant dream since a comprehensive solution and strategy are yet to be realized in this regard Various potential hazards for workers in construction sites include Falling from heights Trench collapse Scaffold collapse Electric shock and arc flash arc blasting Failure to use proper personal protective equipment fire load and lack of fire extinguishing systems and repetitive motion injuries The research was carried out to understand a clear status on occupational safety health environment standards and compliances general safety construction safety and fire risk assessment in the residential and commercial construction sites such that the findings of the study will be utilized to protect workers by the reduction of accidents and dangerous occurrences newline