An Effective Strategy for Safety Management and Enhanced Productivity in Construction Industry

Abstract

AbstractThis research discusses ergonomic procedures at building sites and further addresses the usefulness of protection and productivity management practices in the construction industry. Over the last three decades, the construction industry has experienced dramatic changes in terms of the type of project to be delivered, the technology used, the design and tools required by the job, and the communication medium in place. This development put construction firms on their toes as the business becomes trickier. This development in the construction industry necessitates the consideration of effective strategy that will ensure optimality in practice especially in the area of safety and productivity management. To attain enhanced productivity in the construction practice, a safe workplace is very crucial. The key purpose of the analysis is to examine the feasibility of applied ergonomics as a tool for the construction sector’s safety and efficiency management. The study approach focused on the employee and work team, the workplace and the environment, the material involved, the equipment involved, and the organization at large through an applied system of ergonomic practice. Literature was critically reviewed under the categories of construction safety and construction productivity. The two categories were reviewed concerning their geographical location including international, regional, and local. The technique followed is survey design, primary data were gathered to gather data from the selected population by using a possibly the best survey. The appropriateness of the research design can be justified because the design allowed the use of a questionnaire to capture data, the provided data can be quantitatively analyzed for inferential implication. The research uses multisampling techniques which combined stratified and random sampling methods. The stratified sampling was used to group the construction firms according to their sizes, the random sampling is used to select respondents from each stratum. The study indicated that productivity would be enhanced by a safe working environment. This is after the result revealed that productivity would be significantly affected by the condition of the working environment. The study concludes that the ergonomics practices in a construction site is very essential for a safe working environment and enhanced productivity.KeywordsSafety managementConstruction industryProductivity enhancementProductivity management