Importance Of Health And Safety Management In Construction Projects In Myanmar

Health and Safety Issues in Construction Industry

Background of the Research:

Construction industry is an essential piece of the economy in numerous nations and frequently observed as a driver of monetary construction particularly in creating nations. The construction business has in this way earned the notoriety of being an unsafe or very dangerous industry due to the lopsidedly high frequency of mishaps and fatalities that happen on construction locales around the globe (Alzahrani and Emsley 2013). Universally, construction laborers are a few times more prone to pass on at work than specialists in different businesses while the danger of genuine damage is very nearly three times higher. Wellbeing and security in this way is a financial and additionally philanthropic worry that requires legitimate administration control. A standout amongst the most widely recognized myths that have tormented this industry is that wellbeing and security includes some significant pitfalls (Aminbakhsh, Gunduz and Sonmez 2013). Construction administrators have a tendency to trust that presenting and executing measures that guarantee wellbeing and security in construction segment will prompt higher cost, and consequently bring down gainfulness. Nonetheless, it has been demonstrated that interest in construction wellbeing and security really builds the benefit by expanding profitability rates, boosting representative assurance and diminishing wearing down.

Construction working environments the laborers are presented to dangers of word related illnesses and wounds and the antagonistic impacts of exorbitantly extend periods of time of work. Machines, plants and other complex construction gear posture risk to the administrators, who by and large don’t have earlier aptitudes for working such machines or plants. A specialist ought to be allocated obligations in connection to his physical and psychological wellness and abilities. Further, managers ought to have finish control over their workers and along these lines guarantee adherence to security rehearses (Sousa, Almeida and Dias 2014). The organization must agree to all arrangements of security and wellbeing directions that relate to the construction works itself. Various variables negatively affecting wellbeing and security administration in creating nations which incorporate poor foundation; issues of correspondence because of low proficiency level; unregulated practices on construction locales; adherence to customary strategies for working; non accessibility of gear; extraordinary climate conditions; shameful utilization of hardware and debasement (Varajão et al. 2014). The way of life of the construction business in creating nations likewise does not advance wellbeing and security. The acts of aggressive offering and honor of most open contracts to the least bidder in many creating nations forces temporary workers to drive their costs low while cutting costs which thus influences wellbeing and security.

Construction security and wellbeing administration subsequently manages activities that chiefs at all levels can take to make an authoritative setting in which laborers will be prepared and roused to perform sheltered and profitable construction work. The framework should depict obligations and accountabilities. It ought to likewise plot methods for disposing of risks and distinguishing potential dangers before they turn into the contributing components to heartbreaking mishaps. The importance of the health and safety requirements in the construction projects in Myanmar can be understood by investigating in the practical project area. In perspective of the over this paper will examine the genuine contemporary wellbeing and security issues of specialists in construction industry. These issues justify thoughtfulness regarding and activity by, every one of the individuals who share duty in the field of construction security and wellbeing (Reese 2015). The concentration of this examination subsequently lies in the wellbeing and security of workplace amid the construction procedure and is worried with the administration of wellbeing and security especially the measures that are set up, the difficulties experienced in the wellbeing and security administration and the sufficiency of the authorization instruments on wellbeing and wellbeing in the construction locales.

1. What are the basic needs for health and safety of employees in construction project?
2. Why is it important in the building industry to have a health and safety management for construction project?
3. How can safety management be approached to terminate with maximum benefits and minimum damages?

1. To reduce the rate of accidents are caused in the construction sites
2. To improve the worker’s health, moral and job satisfaction
3. To decrease the sickness, accidents and injury rates of all employees

Research philosophy

Problem Statement

The research methodology for a research is the most significant and complex portion of research. The appropriate methodology is developed by studying the essentialities of topic. This methodology leads to the major outcomes and conclusion of study. The research philosophy firstly involves the development of philosophical paradigm. These paradigms are Positivism, Realism, Interpretivism and Pragmatism. The philosophy of positivism will be applied in current research along with descriptive design (Saunders et al. 2016). The positivism operates in a controlled approach along with objective based studies. This research paradigm is appropriate for current research.

The research approaches are categorized in two parts of deductive and inductive. The appropriate research approach is selected purely on the requirement of research topic. Inductive approach of research involves the process of observations to generalizations and theories development. However, deductive approach works from theories development then hypothesis formation and observations are performed to address hypothesis and confirmation (Alvesson and Sandberg 2013).

The deductive approach will be selected purely based on research topic. As per requirement in current research the thinking of theories and then applying hypothesis and observations is required for the study. Deductive approach works from the general to more specific pattern that is required in research.

Saunders developed the research onion that describes the various elements of researches. It states that research design and approach are two different parts of research methodology. The research designs are of three types- Exploratory, Descriptive and Explanatory. The Exploratory research are initial research with theoretical and hypothetical idea. The Explanatory design explains the phenomenon rather than describing it. In contrast, Descriptive design deals with exploring and explaining the data of research topic (Brown and Stowers 2013). The descriptive design for research will be applied as the issues are clearly identified by the research. So, there remains no requirement of other research designs.

In the area of the data collection for the research study, there are two types of data available in the area of the research. The types of the data are different from each other based on the source of the data. The two types are primary data and secondary data. The data that can be collected from the natural environment or the human beings associated with the area of the research study are generally called as the primary data (Alvesson and Sandberg 2013). On the other hand, the data that are collected from the sources like journals, articles, annual reports of the company, authentic news sources and annual reports are known as the secondary data (Mitchell and Jolley 2013).

Further the data can be divided into another two types based on the type of the analysis of the data. These types are quantitative and qualitative data. The data that contains numeric values and mathematical calculation can be done, are called as the quantitative data and the data that contains only text values are called the qualitative data.

The research study would be completed by using the primary data only. Both the quantitative and qualitative data would be used for the study. The quantitative data collection will be performed by probability sampling of customers of given company. The survey questionnaire strategy will be adopted that involves close-ended questionnaires. For further analysis, the customer response data will be collected and managed by the researchers. The questions will be directly linked to research topics and provide clear idea to the customers about the survey. For qualitative data collection, the researchers will organize session interviews with marketing managers of the given company. Here the questions will be open-ended and collected by non-probability sample. The interview transcripts will be analyzed by linking them with review literature.

The collected data will be analyzed by appropriate methodology that involves charts and tabular representation of data. These data will help the researcher to make conclusion and recommendations in required manner.

Research activities	1st week	2nd to 5th week	6th to 9th  week	10th to 18th week	19th to 22nd week	24th  week
Selection of the topic
Composition of the literature review
Research methodology
Collection of primary data
Analysis and interpretation of data
Findings
Conclusion and Recommendation
Final submission

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