Critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry

All construction employers in Malaysia are required to have an injury reporting system that ensures all workplace parties are aware of how to report a work-related injury to the authorities and to the appropriate persons designated by the employer. Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Acc...

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Main Author:	Lim, Andy Say Wai
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2007
Subjects:	HD Industries Land use Labor
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6095/1/AndyLimSayWaiMFKA2007.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.60952018-09-27T04:01:32Z Critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry 2007-04 Lim, Andy Say Wai HD Industries. Land use. Labor TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) All construction employers in Malaysia are required to have an injury reporting system that ensures all workplace parties are aware of how to report a work-related injury to the authorities and to the appropriate persons designated by the employer. Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning And Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004 is stated in Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. Part II of this regulation stated the conditions when the notification and reporting of accident and dangerous occurrence arising out of or in connection with work should be made. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) requires the reporting of work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. The information enables the enforcing authorities to identify where and how risks arise and to investigate serious accidents. The aim of the study is to identify the critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry. The study was done within the Malaysian construction industry and a questionnaire is designed. The methodology of the study involves document studies of existing accident reporting procedure, questionnaire survey, and face to face interview with safety officer. Data was analyzed using statistical method included frequency and average index analysis. At the end of the thesis, a list of critical causes of accident under-reporting in Malaysia construction industry is identified and recommendations are given as a summary of this research. This will be useful by construction companies in improving their accident reporting system. 2007-04 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6095/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6095/1/AndyLimSayWaiMFKA2007.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic	HD Industries Land use Labor HD Industries Land use Labor
spellingShingle	HD Industries Land use Labor HD Industries Land use Labor Lim, Andy Say Wai Critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry
description	All construction employers in Malaysia are required to have an injury reporting system that ensures all workplace parties are aware of how to report a work-related injury to the authorities and to the appropriate persons designated by the employer. Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning And Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004 is stated in Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. Part II of this regulation stated the conditions when the notification and reporting of accident and dangerous occurrence arising out of or in connection with work should be made. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) requires the reporting of work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. The information enables the enforcing authorities to identify where and how risks arise and to investigate serious accidents. The aim of the study is to identify the critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry. The study was done within the Malaysian construction industry and a questionnaire is designed. The methodology of the study involves document studies of existing accident reporting procedure, questionnaire survey, and face to face interview with safety officer. Data was analyzed using statistical method included frequency and average index analysis. At the end of the thesis, a list of critical causes of accident under-reporting in Malaysia construction industry is identified and recommendations are given as a summary of this research. This will be useful by construction companies in improving their accident reporting system.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Lim, Andy Say Wai
author_facet	Lim, Andy Say Wai
author_sort	Lim, Andy Say Wai
title	Critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry
title_short	Critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry
title_full	Critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry
title_fullStr	Critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry
title_full_unstemmed	Critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry
title_sort	critical causes of accident under reporting in malaysia construction industry
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Civil Engineering
publishDate	2007
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6095/1/AndyLimSayWaiMFKA2007.pdf
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Critical causes of accident under reporting in Malaysia construction industry

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